INTERFERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

interfered

verb

past tense of interfere

as in messed

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things

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Recent Examples of interfered He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 But if the plan was to let sleeping dogs lie, Bartiromo interfered by passing along the internal guidance. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Also, the three interfered in the investigation of the matter. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 July 2026 But a thing called the Civil War interfered. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered

Verb

That book really messed me up in the sense of nothing is promised.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of messed

Verb

While authorities snooped around, the charity’s fundraising expenses declined, dropping from $384,000 in 2016 to $111,000 in 2017.

— Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025

Definition of snooped

Verb

The co-pilot attacked the Indian captain of the flight on Wednesday and was trying to crash the plane before passengers and crew members intervened, with the help of the wounded captain, according to witnesses and Israeli and Emirati officials.

— Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The copilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit before passengers intervened aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 after taking off from Dubai, UAE, with 182 people including eight crew members flying to Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.

— Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026