What is another word for intruding?

Pronunciation: [ɪntɹˈuːdɪŋ] (IPA)

Intruding is an act of entering someone's private space or affairs without their permission. There are several synonyms to describe the same action of intruding, such as encroaching, trespassing, obtruding, and invading. Encroaching is used when someone encroaches on another's personal space, while trespassing means illegally entering someone's property. Obtruding refers to forcing oneself into a situation that one is not welcome or is inappropriate, while invading is used when someone enters someone's territory or country without permission. All these synonyms are used to describe the invasive nature of anyone who intrudes on another's personal or private affairs and violates their space or boundaries.

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What are the opposite words for intruding?

The antonyms for the word "intruding" are phrases that represent the opposite concept to the idea of intruding. The antonyms for the word intruding include phrases such as departing, receding, retiring, retreating, vacating, and withdrawing. These concepts imply steps away from an area, avoiding an invasion or any unwelcome presence, which is opposite to the act of intruding. These antonyms can frequently be used in such sentences as "She retires to her room, knowing it is too late for any insistent visitors to stop by," or "He vacated the battlefield, knowing that his troops could no longer hold onto the strategic position.

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Usage examples for Intruding

I felt that I, an alien, was intruding into the realm of some strange and mystic sorrow.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The doctor and the officers seemed to be carrying on a very earnest conversation, and Jack heard a little of it as he came forward, and then suddenly stopped, fearing that he might be intruding.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
"I'm sorry if I'm intruding," he apologized.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss

Famous quotes with Intruding

  • The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.
    Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • I desired dragons with a profound desire. Of course, I in my timid body did not wish to have them in the neighbourhood, intruding into my relatively safe world, in which it was, for instance, possible to read stories in peace of mind, free from fear. But the world that contained even the imagination of Fáfnir was richer and more beautiful, at whatever cost of peril.
    J. R. R. Tolkien

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