INTERFERE WITH Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

interfere (with)

verb

Definition of interfere (with)

as in to hinder

to create difficulty for the work or activity of claims that the countless federal regulations interfere with his business and are of no benefit to anyone

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Avoiding represented talent or hindering communication only exacerbates the issue.

— Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Aid organizations have said that community mistrust, insecurity due to armed conflict, and gaps in healthcare have hindered response and containment efforts.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of hinder

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Powerful winds continued to whip up the flames and hamper aerial operations.

— Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Islamabad — Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies Friday and were continuing to search for the others despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of hamper

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Obviously, that has yet to harm Mamdani’s popularity or impede the growth of DSA.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
The ruling came over the objections of xAI, which argued that allowing the plaintiffs to remain anonymous would impede its ability to find witnesses and violate the public’s right of access to court proceedings.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of impede

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Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Watson was imprisoned in Greenland for five months in 2024 after being arrested on a Japanese warrant over charges of obstructing a whaling ship in 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstruct

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