meddle

[med-l] / ˈmɛd l /

VERB

intervene, interfere

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hinder impede impose infringe intrude tamper

STRONG

advance encroach encumber inquire interlope interpose invade kibitz molest obtrude pry snoop 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

STRONGEST

aid assist facilitate forward help leave alone

STRONG

retreat yield

WEAK

avoid dodge ignore stay out of

Example Sentences

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"When you meddle with loyalty schemes, you do so at your peril," Shuttleworth warns.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Thomas Jefferson once wrote that the government shouldn’t meddle with his neighbor’s free choice so long as “it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Public policy advocates and experts expressed concern about state lawmakers using their power to meddle with local housing projects, especially when carving out exemptions from laws they’ve imposed on everyone else in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

“I dont mean to meddle in your affairs. But I dont know what I’d do if anything happened to you, Jason.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Vocabulary lists containing meddle

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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