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Synonyms for intrude

Most common

pry poke nose encroach meddle

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

    The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.

  2. v. 2

    To force in.

Related words

Word family
intruder intrusion

Forms

Past participle
intruded
e.g. intruded → poked, nosed, encroached, meddled…

Example sentences

  • meddle He has no right to meddle in our family's problems.
  • encroach A good salesman will not encroach on his customer's time.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
intrudesteady
meddlesteady
encroachfalling
irruptrising
interlopesteady

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

By length

3 letters
pry1
4 letters
nose1, poke1
6 letters
trench1, invade2, meddle2, irrupt
7 letters
obtrude2
8 letters
trespass2, infringe2, encroach2
9 letters
interfere3, interpose3, interlope

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (invade2 = 2 syllables).