interfere with

VERB

block

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest bar blockade clog close close off cut off deter halt hinder hold up impede intercept prevent stall stop thwart

STRONG

barricade brake catch charge check choke congest dam dead-end fill occlude plug stonewall stopper stymie tackle

WEAK

block out close out hang up shut off shut out stop up take out of play

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist begin continue encourage facilitate forward further give help let go open permit promote push release start support unstop

STRONG

free liberate unblock

WEAK

let up

VERB

disrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breach break into obstruct

STRONG

fracture hole intrude open rupture unsettle upset

WEAK

break up

Antonyms

STRONG

close order

WEAK

arrange organize ready

VERB

hamper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block curb frustrate hamstring hinder hobble hold up impede inconvenience inhibit obstruct prevent retard stymie thwart

STRONG

baffle balk bar bind check clog cramp cumber embarrass encumber entangle fetter foil hog-tie leash restrain shackle tie trammel

WEAK

cramp one's style drag one's feet get in the way hang up slow down tie one's hands tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist benefit encourage facilitate forward free further help let go permit promote push support

STRONG

abet explain liberate loose loosen open release unfasten untie

WEAK

expedite

VERB

head off

Synonyms

WEAK

intercept intervene stop

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The review warns that broad removal of senescent cells could potentially interfere with tissue repair, immune surveillance, blood vessel stability, and structural integrity in sensitive organs such as the heart, lungs, and brain.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Kennett says the device works without electrical power and is engineered so vibrations are isolated so as not to interfere with fragile experiments or the structural integrity of a vessel in space.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It worked to “disrupt, deter and degrade foreign adversaries’ ability to interfere with and influence how U.S. citizens vote and how those votes are counted.”

From Salon • May 21, 2026

India's environmental court has said that it did "not find any good ground to interfere" with the plans.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“I heard they had kicked you upstairs so you wouldn’t interfere with colonial policy here on Mars.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

interfere with

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