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intrusive

/ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/adjective3 syllables

Intrusive means: tending to intrude (especially upon privacy).

Synonyms for intrusive13

adjective, as in tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)

encroaching, invasive, trespassing, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied

adjective, as in of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

irruptive, plutonic

adjective, as in thrusting inward

intruding, concave

Opposites of intrusive

unintrusive, extrusive, protrusive

What does intrusive mean?3

adjective

1

tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)“she felt her presence there was intrusive”

2

of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

3

thrusting inward“an intrusive arm of the sea”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with intrusive?7

four syllables

inconclusive
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Intrusive in a sentence

  • I don't want to be intrusive, but is everything all right?patgfisher
  • I did not appreciate his intrusive questions about my personal life.DostKaplan
  • It is incredibly rude and intrusive to ask a woman how old she is.DostKaplan
  • How effective is hypnosis in getting rid of intrusive ideas?AlanF_US
  • How effective is hypnosis in getting rid of intrusive ideation?AlanF_US
  • Miroslav apologized for being intrusive at the beginning.Amastan
  • A councillor in this parish council was removed from the meeting by an intrusive clerk.frzzl
  • I let the intrusive thoughts win.kiryopi

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