interloped
Meddled without invitation
Interloped is the past tense of interlope, meaning to intrude or meddle in a place or situation where one doesn't belong or isn't wanted.
The word originally described traders who encroached on the territory of established trading companies without authorization.
Today it applies more broadly to anyone who inserts themselves uninvited into affairs, relationships, or spaces: He interloped on their private conversation.
The related noun interloper is more common than the verb itself.
Entered covertly, secretly
- encroachedGradually overstepped boundaries
- invadedEntered by force
- trespassedEntered without authorization
- meddledInterfered without invitation
snooped · pried · insinuated · wormed · sneaked · slipped · crashed · barged
Interfered without invitation
- intervenedCame between disputants
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- disruptedCaused disorder in
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
hindered · tampered · stuck nose in · overstepped · imposed · barged in · butted in
Gradually overstepped boundaries
- infringedBroke a rule
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- oversteppedWent past acceptable limits
- appropriatedTook for one's use
arrogated · supplanted · displaced · trespassed · transgressed · violated · impinged
Without formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- gate-crashedAttended without permission
persona non grata · unasked · unbidden · unsolicited · spurned · rebuffed · cold-shouldered · turned away
infiltrated
Entered covertly, secretly
- encroachedGradually overstepped boundaries
- invadedEntered by force
- trespassedEntered without authorization
meddled · snooped · pried · insinuated · wormed · sneaked · slipped · crashed · barged · obtruded
meddled
Interfered without invitation
- intervenedCame between disputants
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- disruptedCaused disorder in
obstructed · hindered · tampered · stuck nose in · overstepped · imposed · barged in · butted in
encroached
Gradually overstepped boundaries
- infringedBroke a rule
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- oversteppedWent past acceptable limits
appropriated · arrogated · supplanted · displaced · trespassed · transgressed · violated · impinged
uninvited
Without formal welcome
gate-crashed · persona non grata · unasked · unbidden · unsolicited · spurned · rebuffed · cold-shouldered · turned away