Synonyms of intruded

intruded

verb

past tense of intrude

1

as in interrupted

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

forgive me for intruding, but I think I know where that restaurant is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrupted
• cut in
• interposed
• bothered
• broke in
• chimed in
• added
• chipped in
• contributed
• put in
• horned in
• barged (in)

2

as in interfered

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

the story of a would-be matchmaker who intrudes into the lives of her friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfered
• messed
• poked
• snooped
• intervened
• meddled
• obtruded
• pried
• butted in
• nosed
• invaded
• intermeddled
• encroached
• interloped
• interceded
• trespassed
• mucked (about or around)
• interposed
• infringed
• fooled
• tampered
• fiddled
• played
• chiseled (in)
• monkeyed
• barged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• ignored
• neglected
• shunned
• eschewed
• disregarded
• overlooked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intruded

Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition. —Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026

This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night. —Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026

The idea intruded forcefully into my thoughts. —Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

Beginning in December, the Los Angeles Times has published revelations about how politics has intruded on a supposedly dispassionate report on the fire department’s wildfire responses. —Dan Walters, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026

The war intruded even before the curtain rose on Thursday. —ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026

The group also talks about how the event unfolded even as the real world intruded on the festival bubble, in the form of both news about Minnesota and a violent incident at Sundance itself. —Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026

New York resident Brian Wilson told EW in March 2024 that a conflict began near him at the top of the show, and lasted around six minutes as one man's attempt to record the show intruded upon a woman's comfort. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026

Many of those executive orders intruded upon state authority over administering elections and enforcing crime. —Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025