intrusive
/ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/adjective3 syllables
Intrusive means: tending to intrude (especially upon privacy).
Synonyms for intrusive13
adjective, as in tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
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
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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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