as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
she's that proverbially intrusive neighbor who never knocks before coming in
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Recent Examples of intrusive
The company, which used to rely solely on subscriptions and premium add-ons for money, previously viewed the idea of ads on Discord as intrusive.
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Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Some firms also worried that prospective investors would balk at the intrusive questions, and an unvirtuous cycle was created whereby general solicitation became synonymous with desperation.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Groups who may feel targeted by Trump rhetoric and policies – trans people, in particular, may feel less safe and fear intrusive inspections and questions at the border.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
These professionals will likely ask you about your personal and financial circumstances before entering an agreement, which might seem intrusive.
—Kirk Pepi, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Some firms also worried that prospective investors would balk at the intrusive questions, and an unvirtuous cycle was created whereby general solicitation became synonymous with desperation.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Groups who may feel targeted by Trump rhetoric and policies – trans people, in particular, may feel less safe and fear intrusive inspections and questions at the border.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
These professionals will likely ask you about your personal and financial circumstances before entering an agreement, which might seem intrusive.
—Kirk Pepi, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusive
Adjective
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The Mission Beach tower is the busiest in the entire city, and the beach’s popularity with tourists makes emergencies more likely there.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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After two years of busy construction, John and Mable had completed their 56-room Mediterranean Revival masterpiece in 1926, at a time when no homes of such scope existed in Sarasota.—
Thao Thai,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Standing along the back wall in the Philadelphia Flyers dressing room after the game, surrounded by reporters with their obtrusive cellphone recorders just inches from his face and television cameras with their lights turned up brighter than necessary, Brink subtly, but noticeably, trembles.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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These compact boxes are cheaper, less obtrusive, and easier to install, and analysts see a bright future for them.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2013
Adjective
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There’s something officious about Alden Ehrenreich.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2023
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Her charming luxury treasure trove has none of that officious chilliness that defines the typical store of its ilk but instead feels like a brocanterie crammed with interesting, unexpected luxury goods from across the world.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Few things are as annoying as a vacuum cleaner that leaves a strip of dust by the baseboards and in the corners.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ding-dong ditched … well into adulthood—one person rang a neighbor's doorbell repeatedly just to be annoying.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With little more to do, Brett finds himself in constant ego clashes with his ex-wife Melissa’s (Nora Zehetner) meddlesome new husband, Connor (Josh Ventura).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Taliban face the poverty, internal strife, illicit crops, meddlesome neighbors, and threat of insurrections that are endemic to their country—and have proved the bane of all its rulers.—
Carter Malkasian,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Aug. 2021
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“Intrusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusive. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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