All meddlesomeness synonyms
adjective meddlesomeness
- meddling β to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- intrusive β tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- meddlesome β given to meddling; interfering; intrusive.
- interrupting β to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- prying β that pries; looking or searching curiously.
- snooping β to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
- interference β an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
- nosiness β unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- obtrusive β having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- officious β objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
noun meddlesomeness
- understand β to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- interest β the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- eagerness β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- inquisitiveness β given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- interestingness β engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- intrusiveness β tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- investigation β the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
- officiousness β objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- questioning β indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
- regard β to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- searching β examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- impedance β Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- conflict β Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
- intervention β the act or fact of intervening.
- intrusion β Law. an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property. a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
- obstruction β something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- tampering β to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- background β Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- barring β You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
- blocking β the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid
- choking β causing breathing difficulties; suffocating
- hindrance β an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- interposition β the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- resistance β the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- retardation β the act of retarding or state of being retarded.
- checking β the process of making sure that something is correct or satisfactory
- clashing β to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clogging β to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.
- hampering β to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- intermeddling β Present participle of intermeddle.
- tackling β equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
- interfering β 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.
- curiosity β Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- curiousness β eager to learn or know; inquisitive.