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
From intrusive questions about her virginity to men twice her age discounting her work, she remained mostly posed and polite until her next studio offering: 2001’s Britney.
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James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
Perhaps ballplayers then were more accessible because the times were less intrusive.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
When parents’ scrutiny is overly intrusive, teens’ natural tendency is to rebel.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
For businesses that want only a way for the whole company to make and receive phone calls, these statistics might seem intrusive.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
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James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
Perhaps ballplayers then were more accessible because the times were less intrusive.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
When parents’ scrutiny is overly intrusive, teens’ natural tendency is to rebel.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
For businesses that want only a way for the whole company to make and receive phone calls, these statistics might seem intrusive.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for intrusive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusive
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The busy news cycle will quickly move on from Insurance-Fraud Bear, and soon this whole ordeal will fade from our collective memory, much like the many silly bear stories of yesteryear.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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The United States and Russia have learned how to successfully implement an obtrusive inspections regime from the New START Treaty, which limits the number of nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles each country can deploy.Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2022
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But rest assured: Menstrual underwear is far sexier and less obtrusive than diapers.Gabrielle Kassel, Allure, 29 Sep. 2024
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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
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All those annoying texts and calls should stop after today.Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is expected on hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-ins as the brakes first must work through the regenerative motion, but this can become annoying with a traditional setup.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Joyce Antler, also a historian of American Judaism, has written specifically about stereotypes of Jewish mothers as meddlesome, interfering, overbearing and over-involved.Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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Moon has become particularly close with Bean, who plays her mother, and who has put a lot of thought into how best to be helpful without being meddlesome.Michael Paulson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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“Intrusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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