Antonyms for meddlesome

Grammar : Adj

Spell : med-l-suh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd l səm

Definition of meddlesome

Origin : 1610s, from meddle + -some (1). Earlier was medlous "quarrelsome, meddlesome" (mid-15c.). Related: Meddlesomely. Character name Meddlesome Mattie attested from 1814.

adj interfering

Example sentences :

He was meddlesome with perfect modesty; if he knew a thing or two there was no merit in it.
Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad

We won't tell the captain; he is as meddlesome as an old woman!
Extract from : « The Adventurous Seven » by Bessie Marchant

He loved his little girl; but he thought her much too meddlesome.
Extract from : « The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. » by Various

He was meddlesome, wrong-headed, unreasonable, and bold with it all.
Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris

The meddlesome neighbor didn't quite know what answer to make.
Extract from : « The Tale of the The Muley Cow » by Arthur Scott Bailey

I didn't say a word about the names she called her,—meddlesome Matty, and all that.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation » by Annie Fellows Johnston

"John is a meddlesome fellow," said Jasper, in a tone of vexation.
Extract from : « Tom, The Bootblack » by Horatio Alger

He doesn't like Saint John and calls him a meddlesome monkey of a minister.
Extract from : « The Lilac Lady » by Ruth Alberta Brown

For Nelly—to use her own words—had no patience with that “meddlesome person.”
Extract from : « Janet's Love and Service » by Margaret M Robertson

These were intensely strengthened by the imprudence of a meddlesome neighbor.
Extract from : « Hubert's Wife » by Minnie Mary Lee

Synonyms for meddlesome

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