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Synonyms for intermeddle

Most common

interfere meddle interpose

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Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To butt in, to interfere in or with.

Related words

Word family
intermeddler intermeddlesome

Forms

Past participle
intermeddled
e.g. intermeddled → meddled, interfered, interposed…

Choose the right word

Intermeddle, Intercede, Interpose or Interfere?

Intercede and interpose are used in a good sense; intermeddle always in a bad sense, and interfere frequently so.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • interfere Don't let schooling interfere with your education.
  • meddle He has no right to meddle in our family's problems.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
intermeddlefalling
interferefalling
meddlesteady
interposefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
meddle2
9 letters
interfere3, interpose3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meddle2 = 2 syllables).