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Antonyms for intermeddling
Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
Spell : in-ter-med-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈmɛd l |
Definition of intermeddling
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin inter- (see inter-) + Anglo-French medler (see meddle (v.)).
- As in meddlesome : adj interfering
- As in nosy : adj curious; prying
- As in interference : noun meddling, impedance
- As in interfere : verb meddle, intervene
- As in intrude : verb trespass, interrupt
- As in meddle : verb intervene, interfere
- As in monkey : verb fiddle, tamper with
- As in interlope : verb meddle
- Man becomes effeminate by intermeddling with the province of woman.
- Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
- Least of all could she brook the intermeddling of parliament in such a concern.
- Extract from : « Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 » by Henry Hallam
- He wanted no intermeddling of the State; they had enough of that in Belgium already.
- Extract from : « Violence and the Labor Movement » by Robert Hunter
- Such was not the intermeddling in affairs that Milton had recommended.
- Extract from : « Essays » by Arthur Christopher Benson
- Well had it been, if the intermeddling of this bureaucracy had stopped there.
- Extract from : « The Ancien Regime » by Charles Kingsley
- Unfortunately, resumed the prisoner, our plans miscarried, through the intermeddling of the old housekeeper I spoke of.
- Extract from : « Told by the Death's Head » by Mr Jkai
- They were strictly forbidden from intermeddling, under any pretext, with the discharge of civil or criminal justice.
- Extract from : « History of the Rise of the Huguenots » by Henry Baird
- And I could only say in reply to this intermeddling but blest spirit: Nothing, my dear friend, absolutely nothing!
- Extract from : « Notes of a Son and Brother » by Henry James
- The upshot was, that the man was thrashed for intermeddling, and came back only with his scars.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of the Source of the Nile » by John Hanning Speke
- It was thus, we see, through the intermeddling of Northern abolitionists, that discussion was cut off in the South.
- Extract from : « A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin » by A. Woodward
Synonyms for intermeddling
- abuse rights
- advance
- arrest
- background
- backseat driving
- baffle
- balk
- barge in
- barging in
- barring
- blocking
- bother
- break in on
- busy
- busybody
- butt in
- checking
- chime in
- chisel in
- chiseling
- choking
- clashing
- clogging
- come uninvited
- conflict
- crash the gates
- curious
- cut in
- dabble in
- discommode
- disturb
- eavesdropping
- encroach
- encumber
- encumbering
- entrench
- foil
- fool
- fool around
- fool with
- frustrate
- get in the way
- get involved
- go beyond
- hamper
- hampering
- handicap
- hang up
- hinder
- hindering
- hindrance
- hold up
- horn in
- impede
- impeding
- impertinent
- impose
- incommode
- inconvenience
- infringe
- inhibit
- inquire
- inquisitive
- inquisitorial
- inquisitory
- insinuate
- intercalate
- intercede
- interested
- interfere
- interfering
- interject
- interlope
- intermeddle
- intermeddling
- intermediate
- intermit
- interpolate
- interpose
- interposing
- interposition
- interrupting
- intervention
- introduce
- intrude
- intruding
- intrusion
- intrusive
- invade
- jam
- kibitz
- kibitzing
- make
- meddle
- meddlesome
- meddlesomeness
- meddling
- mess
- mess around
- mischievous
- mix in
- molest
- nosy
- obstruct
- obstruction
- obstructive
- obtrude
- officious
- oppose
- opposition
- overstep
- personal
- pester
- play
- poke nose in
- prevent
- pry
- prying
- push in
- pushy
- put two cents in
- remit
- resistance
- retardation
- searching
- sidewalk-superintend
- snoop
- snooping
- snoopy
- step in
- stick nose in
- stop
- suspend
- tackling
- tamper
- tampering
- thrust
- thwart
- tinker
- trammel
- trespass
- trespassing
- trifle
- trouble
- troublesome
- violate
- worm in
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