interfering
Getting in way
Interfering describes someone who meddles in others' affairs without invitation.
An interfering neighbor offers unsolicited opinions about your yard.
An interfering mother-in-law involves herself in decisions that aren't hers to make.
The word carries disapproval—it suggests unwanted involvement rather than helpful concern.
Prone to interfering
- nosyIntrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
snooping · overbearing · officious · buttinsky · kibitzer · interloper · busybodying · tampering
Creating obstacles to progress
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- obstructingBlocking forward movement
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- hamperingInterfering with progress
disrupting · thwarting · hindrance · impediment · obstacle · barrier · obstruction · disruption
Encroaching without welcome
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- invadingEntering by force
- violatingInfringing upon established rules
overreaching · infringement · presumptuous · uninvited · imposing · boundary-crossing · unwelcome · overstepping
Without motion or change
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- distortionTwisting from original state
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- crosstalkSignal bleeding between channels
disruption · feedback · electromagnetic · frequency · transmission · reception · wavelength · radio
meddlesome
Prone to interfering
intrusive · snooping · overbearing · officious · buttinsky · kibitzer · interloper · busybodying · tampering · nosiness
hindering
Creating obstacles to progress
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- obstructingBlocking forward movement
- blockingImpeding forward progress
hampering · disrupting · thwarting · hindrance · impediment · obstacle · barrier · obstruction · disruption · disturbance
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- invadingEntering by force
violating · overreaching · infringement · presumptuous · uninvited · imposing · boundary-crossing · unwelcome · overstepping · intruding
static
Without motion or change
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- distortionTwisting from original state
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
crosstalk · disruption · feedback · electromagnetic · frequency · transmission · reception · wavelength · radio · blocking
- interferencemeddling, intruding, butting in, obstructing, impeding
- distractionsdistraction, digression, tangent, sidetrack, diversion
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
- messing aroundfooling, goofing, goofing off, horsing around, messing with
- overwhelmingoverwhelming, overpowering, crushing, engulfing, smothering
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
interferinghands-off
Not directly involved
noninterfering · uninvolved · noninterference · unobtrusive · laissez-faire
interferingreserved
Restrained in manner
reticent · retiring · withdrawn · restrained · quiet
interferinghands-off
Not directly involved
delegating · trusting · permissive · noninterventionist · empowering
interrupt, intervene, interfere, interruption, interaction, interrupted, interference, interrupting, inter