Definitions

interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /

VERB

meddle, intervene

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hamper hinder impede inhibit intervene intrude meddle prevent

STRONG

baffle balk conflict discommode foil frustrate incommode inconvenience intercede interlope intermediate intermit interpose jam obstruct obtrude oppose remit stop suspend tamper thwart trammel trouble

WEAK

barge in busybody butt in fool with get in the way get involved hang up hold up horn in intermeddle mix in poke nose in step in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward help permit promote support

STRONG

abet benefit continue

Example Sentences

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Interfere with the latter and you risk sacrificing the former, experts warn.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

Interfere with the magnetic field and the brain signals are disrupted.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012

Interfere with the imaginative process and conceptions of sympathy and maturity are slowed to a crawl.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Interfere with me—no, perhaps not," said Toni, her breast heaving stormily, her cheeks very red.

From The Making of a Soul by Rhodes, Kathlyn

Interfere, in-tėr-fēr′, v.i. to come in collision: to intermeddle: to interpose: to act reciprocally—said of waves, rays of light, &c.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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