Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb interfere

2 senses of interfere

Sense 1
interfere -- (come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!")
       => impede, hinder -- (be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project")

Sense 2
intervene, step in, interfere, interpose -- (get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?")
       => interact -- (act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues")

Antonyms of adj interfering

1 sense of interfering

Sense 1
interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied -- (intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business")

INDIRECT (VIA intrusive) -> unintrusive, not intrusive -- (not interfering or meddling)

Similarity of adj interfering

1 sense of interfering

Sense 1
interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied -- (intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business")
       => intrusive (vs. unintrusive) -- (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive")