| VERB | motion | intrude, irrupt | enter uninvited |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | intrude, trespass | enter unlawfully on someone's property | |
| perception | intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke | search or inquire in a meddlesome way | |
| communication | intrude, obtrude | thrust oneself in as if by force |
| Sounds | ihntruw'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd... | |
| Meaning | Enter uninvited. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "They intruded on our dinner party" | |
| Synonym | irrupt | |
| Narrower | barge in, crash, gate-crash | Enter uninvited |
| bother | intrude or enter uninvited | |
| break in | intrude on uninvited | |
| move in on | make intrusive advances towards | |
| Broader | enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into | To come or go into |
| See also | intrude on | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate |
| Adjectives | intrusive | tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) |
| Nouns | intruder | someone who intrudes / intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| intrusion | entry to another's property without right or permission | |
| Meaning | Enter unlawfully on someone's property. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | trespass | |
| Narrower | break in, break | Enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act |
| Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| Nouns | intruder | someone who intrudes / intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| intrusion | entry to another's property without right or permission | |
| Meaning | Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | horn in, pry, nose, poke | |
| Broader | search, look | Search or seek |
| Spanish | fisgonear, husmear, olfatear | |
| Catalan | ensumar, ficar el nas, nassejar, tafanejar | |
| Meaning | thrust oneself in as if by force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" | |
| Synonym | obtrude | |
| Broader | inflict, bring down, visit, impose | impose something unpleasant |
| Spanish | molestar | |
| Adjectives | intrusive | tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) |
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