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interference

[in-ter-feer-uhns] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər əns /
NOUN
meddling, impedance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conflict intervention intrusion obstruction tampering
STRONG
arrest background barring blocking choking hindrance interposition meddlesomeness opposition prying resistance retardation
WEAK
backseat driving barging in checking clashing clogging hampering intermeddling tackling trespassing
Antonyms
STRONG
encouragement
WEAK
aid assistance help

Example Sentences

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But that’s more an issue of capacity over top-down interference.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Even if they say they align and support you, be sure you have your own cash reserves, should you believe that the cost of their interference is not worth the gift.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The KU researcher said the combination of a defocusing magnetospheric plasma and a focusing gravity create in-phase and out-of-phase interference bands of radio-wave intensity that appear as the Crab Pulsar's zebra stripes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

If I’m a Major League plate umpire, I’m wondering if I should start learning how to call holding and pass interference penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But he acknowledged that manifestations such as diffraction, interference, and scattering were inescapably wavelike.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.