interposing
Placing oneself between
Interposing is placing something between other things, or inserting oneself into a situation.
You might interpose a comment into a conversation, or interpose your body between two people about to fight.
The word suggests intervention—stepping in to separate, mediate, or interrupt: She interposed herself between the dog and the child.
Inserting remarks abruptly
- hecklingHostile audience interruption
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- pausingStopping briefly mid-action
obstructing · intervening · stalling · derailing · sidetracking · diverting · forestalling · waylaying
Advocating on another's behalf
- arbitratingFormally resolving a dispute
- mediatingFacilitating conflict resolution
- negotiatingDiscussing to reach agreement
- reconcilingResolving a dispute
facilitating · brokering · peacemaking · conciliating · intermediary · go-between · liaison · arbiter
Barrier separating spaces
- screenDisplay or barrier
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
obstruction · blockage · divider · curtain · barricade · wall · fence · hedge
Placing between two others
- wedgingForcing into tight space
- slottingFitting into place
- introducingMaking first acquaintance
- injectingForcing liquid in
interpolating · embedding · positioning · situating · layering · bracketing
Gradually intruding on territory
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- intrudingEntering without welcome
- infringingBreaching established limits
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
meddling · interloping · imposing · uninvited · unwelcome · presumptuous · obtrusive · invasive
interjecting
Inserting remarks abruptly
- hecklingHostile audience interruption
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- haltingMarked by hesitation
pausing · obstructing · intervening · stalling · derailing · sidetracking · diverting · forestalling · waylaying
interceding
Advocating on another's behalf
- arbitratingFormally resolving a dispute
- mediatingFacilitating conflict resolution
- negotiatingDiscussing to reach agreement
reconciling · facilitating · brokering · peacemaking · conciliating · intermediary · go-between · liaison · arbiter · moderator
partition
Barrier separating spaces
obstacle · obstruction · blockage · divider · curtain · barricade · wall · fence · hedge · bulwark
sandwiching
Placing between two others
- wedgingForcing into tight space
- slottingFitting into place
- introducingMaking first acquaintance
injecting · interpolating · embedding · positioning · situating · layering · bracketing
encroaching
Gradually intruding on territory
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- intrudingEntering without welcome
- infringingBreaching established limits
overstepping · meddling · interloping · imposing · uninvited · unwelcome · presumptuous · obtrusive · invasive · prying
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
- chess movescheck, checkmate, castling, en passant, capture
interposingwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
abstaining · refraining · standing aside · holding back · keeping out
interposingwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
removing · extracting · retracting · pulling back · pulling away