interloping

VERB

meddle

Synonyms

STRONG

advance encroach encumber hinder impede impose infringe inquire interfere interpose intrude invade kibitz molest obtrude pry snoop tamper trespass

WEAK

abuse rights barge in break in on busybody butt in chime in come uninvited crash the gates dabble in fool with horn in intermeddle mess around mix in push in put two cents in sidewalk-superintend stick nose in worm in

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist facilitate forward help leave alone retreat withdraw yield

Example Sentences

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But announced several months after Beyoncé's win, some have seen it as a sign of discontent over her apparent interloping on the country-music space.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Sophisticated, experienced firms like Boston Beer Company hardly know what to do about the now-struggling hard-seltzer market, but Happy Dad and its interloping founders are thriving.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

Some say the interloping antelope could find themselves in dire straits once summer heat blankets the park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2020

They then went on to win 37–18, and Lawrence overcame his aversion to felines and tweeted a photoshopped tribute to the team’s interloping charm.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2019

What's more, I know for a fact you're all but out of meat and bread, whilst we've made free with all the victuals these interloping Hollanders in Carlisle Bay kindly had waiting to supply us.

From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas