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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1. Joe Biden:

   The states across the country saw record voter turnout. And the heart and soul of our democracy — the voters, the poll workers, the election officials — they did their job and they fulfilled their duty, and apparently without much interference at all — without any interference, it looks like, and that’s a testament, I think, to the American people.

2. Andy Biggs:

   Federal investigations have their time and place, but I am very concerned that this probe is just another front in the Left’s attacks on police departments, democrats in Congress and in the administration have already advocated D.C.’s takeover of local police departments; these investigations open the door for further interference by D.C. bureaucrats into local matters.

3. Aleister Crowley:

   It sometimes strikes me that the whole of science is a piece of impudence; that nature can afford to ignore our impertinent interference. If our monkey mischief should ever reach the point of blowing up the earth by decomposing an atom, and even annihilated the sun himself, I cannot really suppose that the universe would turn a hair.

4. Tara Rudnicki:

   It’s pretty revolutionary for people to communicate in bed without any interference with anybody else, it improves independency and autonomy; they don’t have to ask somebody for things we take for granted so much every day.

5. Thomas Molinaro:

   When we biopsy the embryo for testing, this residual sperm can create interference which affects the fidelity of the testing. Using ICSI removes this contamination and results in better accuracy.