intrusive
adjective
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Definition of intrusive
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Synonyms & Antonyms for intrusive
Synonyms
busy, interfering, intruding, meddlesome, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, officious, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy
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The park’s lighting poles are intrusive as well — partly because of the girth required for some to hold video cameras, but also because of the bold striping in two shades of gray. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Park-topped Transbay transit center pays architectural dividends, past troubles aside," 26 Aug. 2019 There was a fine line between being helpful and being intrusive. — Los Angeles Times, "An entire L.A. homeless encampment moved into apartments. But their past still found them," 15 Aug. 2019 William was eager to get to the hospital and check on Mayor, but his staff decided that arranging such a visit would be too intrusive so soon after the accident, the Telegraph reported. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Prince William and Kate Middleton hope to visit grandmother injured by their motorcade," 20 June 2019 The strength of the documentary, which offers little by way of commentary, is that the camera does not feel overly intrusive; there is no presenter providing a morbid narrative. — E.h., The Economist, "A new documentary shows how attitudes to death are changing in America," 14 Aug. 2019 Negative press could tank retailer services that might seem intrusive, such as ones that deliver packages directly into your house, said Jon Reily, a former Amazon executive now at the digital consultancy firm Publicis Sapient. — Tali Arbel, Fortune, "How an Alleged Amazon Theft Ring Got the Goods," 2 Aug. 2019 Go after bullying too aggressively and risk alienating users with stricter rules and moderation that feels intrusive at a time when the company is a bright spot of growth for Facebook. — Katy Steinmetz, Time, "Inside Instagram's War on Bullying," 8 July 2019 Jud’s wary, soulful, and ever-shifting expressions are displayed on the wall for the audience in a close-up that feels totally intrusive. — Aja Romano, Vox, "The new Oklahoma! is a sexy, shocking revival for our times," 2 July 2019 While scraping those sites might seem intrusive, Stamos points out that users of these sites are generally anonymous by default and public in their postings. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "Facebook's Ex-Security Chief Details His 'Observatory' for Internet Abuse," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intrusive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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