intermeddle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of INTERMEDDLE

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern <she can no more refrain from intermeddling than she can from breathing>

Synonyms butt in, interlope, intermeddle, intrude, meddle, mess, muck (about or around), nose, obtrude, poke, pry, snoop

Related Words intercede, interpose, intervene; barge (in), chisel (in), encroach, infringe, invade, trespass; fiddle, fool, monkey, play, tamper

Near Antonyms avoid, eschew, shun; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

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