Synonyms for interference
Most common
hindrance hinderance encumbrance hitch noise disturbance intervention
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hindrance
hindrance, hinderance, encumbrance, hitch, check, preventive, impediment
2. Noise
3. Intervention
Other
conflict, meddling, opposition, collision, clashing, intermeddling
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
- n. 2
The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.
- n. 3
An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
Related words
- Phrases
- catastrophic interference
Forms
- Plural
- interferences → hindrances, hinderances, encumbrances, hitches…
Example sentences
- preventive That's the most realistic preventive measure, I think.
- hindrance Those new rules were more of a hindrance than a help.
- intervention We are not equipped for such kind of intervention.
- conflict Your behavior is in conflict with your principles.
- opposition The plan met with opposition from the inhabitants.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interference | falling | |
| preventive | falling | |
| hindrance | steady | |
| hinderance | falling | |
| intervention | rising | |
| conflict | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- check1, noise1, hitch1
- 8 letters
- conflict2, meddling3, clashing2
- 9 letters
- collision3, intrusion3, hindrance2
- 10 letters
- opposition4, preventive3, impediment4, hinderance
- 11 letters
- disturbance3, encumbrance
- 12 letters
- intervention4
- 13 letters
- interposition, intermeddling
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (conflict2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ingérence
- Italiano
- inframmettenza
- Español
- injerencia