Synonyms of interlope

interlope

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈlōp 

as in to interfere

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

regarded the new couple as a pair of interloping parvenus who were sure to upset the town's social hierarchy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfere
• mess
• snoop
• poke
• intrude
• obtrude
• meddle
• intervene
• intermeddle
• pry
• nose
• butt in
• trespass
• encroach
• intercede
• invade
• muck (about or around)
• interpose
• fool
• infringe
• tamper
• play
• fiddle
• chisel (in)
• monkey
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• ignore
• shun
• disregard
• eschew
• neglect
• overlook

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interlope

No interloping hotel guests to contend with there. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

Bloom has been cast by some diehard Sox fans as an interloping budget-cutter who imperiled the franchise by letting cornerstones Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts get away. — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023

BlackBerry suggests that spirit was killed by an influx of big business thinking, taking the form here of Canada's hulking, reigning master of intimidation, Michael Ironside, cast as the interloping COO. — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 May 2023

Iworrigan had been off Facebook but reactivated her account to try to verify whether or not the interloping hound might be Nanuq. — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023

Corinne always unrolls her mat in the back corner, tries not to interlope. — Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021

Even my mother, an expert in detecting interloping odors, couldn’t catch anything. — Luke Winkie, Vox, 5 Aug. 2019

And so Beyonce wanting to be in that just seemed like interloping. — Joy-Ann Reid, Cosmopolitan, 13 Feb. 2018