All meddlesome synonyms
med·dle·some
M m adj meddlesome
- pushy — obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
- nosy — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- intrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- impertinent — intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
- mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- officious — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- prying — that pries; looking or searching curiously.
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- snoopy — characterized by meddlesome curiosity; prying.
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- impeding — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- interrupting — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- kibitzing — to act as a kibitzer.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- snooping — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- busybody — If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
- curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
adjective meddlesome
- interfering — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- gossipy — given to or fond of gossip: a gossipy neighbor.
- chiselling — (British) present participle of chisel.
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- intermeddling — Present participle of intermeddle.
- interposing — Present participle of interpose.
- intruding — Present participle of intrude.