Antonyms for meddlingmed·dling

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1. meddlingadjective

   Synonyms:
   annoying

2. meddlingadjective

   That meddles.

   Synonyms:
   annoying

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1. meddling

   An inquisitive person is one who is bent on finding out all that can be found out by inquiry, especially of little and personal matters, and hence is generally meddlesome and prying. Inquisitive may be used in a good sense, tho in such connection inquiring is to be preferred; as, an inquiring mind. As applied to a state of mind, curious denotes a keen and rather pleasurable desire to know fully something to which one's attention has been called, but without the active tendency that inquisitive implies; a well-bred person may be curious to know, but will not be inquisitive in trying to ascertain, what is of interest in the affairs of another.

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, careless, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested

   Synonyms:
   curious, inquiring, inquisitive, intrusive, meddlesome, peeping, prying, scrutinizing, searching

   Preposition:
   Inquisitive about, concerning, in regard to, regarding trifles.

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1. meddling, tamperingadjective

   the act of altering something secretly or improperly

   Antonyms:
   unintrusive, not intrusive

   Synonyms:
   tampering

2. interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodiedadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   not intrusive, unintrusive

   Synonyms:
   interfering, busybodied, meddlesome, fussy, engaged, officious, busy, in use(p)

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1. meddlingnoun

   Synonyms:
   interference, intrusion, intermeddling

How to use meddling in a sentence?

1. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

2. Ben Talebu:

   An adequate force posture can actually dampen Iranian escalation prospects, weakness and irresolution can lead to more Iranian testing and meddling, not less.

3. President Trump:

   I know you'll ask, will we be talking about meddling ? And I will absolutely bring that up, i don't think you'll have any,' Gee, I did it. I did it. You got me.' There won't be a Perry Mason here, I don't think.

4. Tom Garrett:

   I sat in a closed session briefing probably two months ago about Charlottesville with the director of the The FBI, amongst others, and asked if Russian inter-meddling had to do with fomenting the flames of what happened in Charlottesville. I was told yes, it did.

5. The Venezuelan leader:

   They are behaving dangerously. The U.S. embassy's meddling is starting to become intolerable, i'm evaluating relations.

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