Synonyms for interference
ˌɪn tərˈfɪər ənsin·ter·fer·ence

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1. interferencenoun

   Antonyms:
   non-interference

2. interferencenoun

   Antonyms:
   non-interference

3. interferencenoun

   They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.

   Antonyms:
   non-interference

4. interferencenoun

   They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.

   Antonyms:
   non-interference

5. interferencenoun

   Antonyms:
   non-interference

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intervention, interferencenoun

   a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, hitch, noise, intercession, hinderance, interposition, preventive, hindrance, incumbrance, treatment, intervention, encumbrance, preventative

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

2. hindrance, hinderance, interferencenoun

   the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

   Synonyms:
   impediment, baulk, disturbance, deterrent, preventive, hitch, intervention, handicap, balk, check, preventative, incumbrance, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, noise

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

3. noise, interference, disturbancenoun

   electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

   Synonyms:
   commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disturbance, mental disorder, preventive, upset, stochasticity, folie, hitch, hoo-ha, intervention, psychological disorder, disruption, dissonance, flutter, racket, fray, kerfuffle, preventative, hoo-hah, incumbrance, encumbrance, noise, hinderance, hindrance, ruffle, to-do, haphazardness, randomness, affray, perturbation

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

4. interferencenoun

   (American football) blocking a player's path with your body

   "he ran interference for the quarterback"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, noise, hinderance, preventative, preventive, hindrance, incumbrance, disturbance, intervention, encumbrance

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

5. hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interferencenoun

   any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

   Synonyms:
   hitch, birth control device, enlistment, stoppage, hindrance, prophylactic device, halt, handicap, arrest, impediment, duty tour, disturbance, load, rub, tour of duty, baulk, term of enlistment, hobble, tour, hinderance, intervention, stop, prophylactic, onus, limp, stay, hang-up, deterrent, encumbrance, contraceptive device, balk, contraceptive, preventive, incumbrance, noise, preventative, snag, burden, check

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Blocking
   • Foreign Policy
   • Obstruction
   • Trouble

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   intermeddling, interposition

2. interferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, opposition, interfering, collision

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1. interferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, collision, intermeddling, interposition, intervention

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1. List of paraphrases for "interference":

   intervention, meddling, jamming, intrusion, encroachment, interfering, interfere, intervene, involvement, non-interference, disturbance, disruption

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How to use interference in a sentence?

1. Fadel Gheit:

   Oil prices played a big part, but Petrobras has itself to blame too, it's a classic case of mismanagement and government interference. Low oil prices pushed them over the cliff, but they got to the precipice themselves.

2. Volodymyr Zelensky:

   Tom Bossert and others who were working on cybersecurity laid out to Ukrainian President the facts about the interference, i can't say any more than that.

3. Donald Trump:

   Today, I took action to protect the integrity of United States electoral system by signing an Executive Order to ensure that we can swiftly identify and punish any foreign interference in our elections, as I have made clear, United States will not tolerate any form of foreign meddling in our elections.

4. Merrick Garland:

   He is supervising the investigation and I'm not at liberty to talk about internal Justice Department deliberations, but he is in charge of that investigation, there will not be interference of any political or improper kind.

5. State Councillor Wang Yi:

   External interference and sanctions will only exacerbate the tense situation, there's already enough of such lessons from history, and the same old disastrous road should not be followed.