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intermeddle

[in-ter-med-l] / ˌɪn tərˈmɛd l /
VERB
interfere
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 mix in poke nose in step in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward help permit promote support
STRONG
abet benefit continue
VERB
interlope
Synonyms
STRONG
advance encroach encumber hinder impede impose infringe inquire interfere interpose intrude invade kibitz molest obtrude pry snoop tamper trespass
WEAK
abuse rights barge in break in on busybody butt in chime in come uninvited crash the gates dabble in fool with horn in mess around mix in push in put two cents in sidewalk-superintend stick nose in worm in
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist facilitate forward help leave alone retreat withdraw yield
VERB
intrude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encroach infringe interfere invade meddle
STRONG
bother disturb entrench insinuate intercalate interject interlope interpolate interpose introduce obtrude overstep pester thrust violate
WEAK
barge in butt in chisel in cut in go beyond hold up horn in push in
Antonyms
STRONG
erase please subtract
WEAK
leave leave alone withdraw
VERB
meddle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hinder impede impose infringe intrude tamper
STRONG
advance encroach encumber inquire interlope interpose invade kibitz molest obtrude pry snoop trespass
WEAK
abuse rights barge in break in on busybody butt in chime in come uninvited crash the gates dabble in fool with horn in mess around mix in push in put two cents in sidewalk-superintend stick nose in worm in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist facilitate forward help leave alone
STRONG
retreat yield
WEAK
avoid dodge ignore stay out of
VERB
monkey
Synonyms
STRONG
fool interfere interlope make meddle mess play pry tinker trifle
WEAK
butt in fool around fool with horn in
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone

Example Sentences

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"I have considered it as a matter between every man and his Maker, in which no other, and far less the public, had a right to intermeddle."

From Time Magazine Archive

Is a statute less objection able which authorizes expenditure of Fed eral moneys to induce action in a field in which the United States has no power to intermeddle?

From Time Magazine Archive

In another minute or so this formidable Jinnee would be safely bottled once more, and powerless to intermeddle and plague him for the future.

From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.

"That is an interior affair belonging to the new organization of Germany," said Benedetti, "in which the emperor has not the slightest wish to intermeddle."

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

Do not intermeddle with state affairs;—that care is reserved for me, and those in whom I confide.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'