interjecting
Breaking into conversation
Interjecting is inserting a remark into a conversation or process, often abruptly or without invitation: She kept interjecting comments during his presentation.
The word suggests breaking into an existing flow rather than waiting for a natural opening.
To interject is to throw something between—a thought, objection, or observation that interrupts what's already underway.
Spoken comment or note
- observePerceive with attention
- addCombine into total
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- noteShort written record
insert · contribute · offer · volunteer · voice · articulate · express · state
Public expression of disapproval
- challengeTest of ability
- disagreeHold a contrary opinion
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
counter · rebut · contradict · oppose · demur · question · contest · refute
Break in upon
- cut inInterrupt or intrude suddenly
- break inUnlawful entry
- butt inInterject without welcome
- chime inEnter a discussion
intrude · disrupt · jump in · barge in · horn in · speak up · pipe up · burst out
Without advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
improvised · unscripted · impulsive · instinctive · spur-of-the-moment · unplanned · candid · unprompted
remark
Spoken comment or note
note · insert · contribute · offer · volunteer · voice · articulate · express · state · announce
protest
Public expression of disapproval
dispute · counter · rebut · contradict · oppose · demur · question · contest · refute · argue
interrupt
Break in upon
chime in · intrude · disrupt · jump in · barge in · horn in · speak up · pipe up · burst out · blurt
impromptu
Without advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
offhand · improvised · unscripted · impulsive · instinctive · spur-of-the-moment · unplanned · candid · unprompted · sudden
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- interruptionscutting off, disruption, butting in, breaking in, jumping in
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
- standing upstanding up, standing ground, speaking out, speaking truth, fighting back
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
interjectingstaying quiet
Remaining without sound
keeping quiet · keeping mum · saying nothing · biting one's tongue · muteness
interjectingdeferring
Postponing or yielding respectfully
holding back · biding one's time · giving way · stepping back · withdrawing
interjectingrefraining
Choosing not to act
abstaining · biting one's tongue · self-censoring · omitting