INTERPOSED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

interposed

verb

past tense of interpose

as in intervened

to act as a go-between for opposing sides an elder statesman who has interposed a number of times in international conflicts

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as in interrupted

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion I hate to interpose, but could you tell me what you meant by that last remark?

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as in inserted

to put among or between others a solid line of police in riot gear interposed itself between the trade ministers and the crowd of protesters

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Recent Examples of interposed The short-haired friend interposed herself on the bench between the twenty-three-year-old woman and the thirty-five-year-old man, putting her arm around the former and totally ignoring the latter. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Objects interposed between subjects and the camera hint at the quest for clarity through the intervening years. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 An electrolyte—commonly a polymer or ceramic—interposed between the fuel and oxidizer helps shuttle ions within the fuel cell. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2016

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Ossoff went a step further, accusing Collins himself of amplifying hateful content and saying that his former congressional aide had intervened on behalf of a Holocaust denier.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) intervened following years of academic underperformance at select campuses — a move that drew sharp accusations of political overreach from critics.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of intervened

Verb

In all, at least a dozen demonstrators interrupted the president.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
His political career, which included a spell as the Conservative Party’s deputy chairman, was interrupted by a period in prison in 2001 after he was found guilty of lying and cheating in a 1987 libel case against The Daily Star newspaper.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrupted

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The modified biochar was then inserted between layers of two biodegradable plastics, polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT), therefore creating pathways that could absorb and weaken electromagnetic waves.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Bake for 31 to 34 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserted

Verb

He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of interfered

Verb

Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
First introduced on Italy’s Canale 5 in 1999, the word game has appeared in more than 10,000 episodes across 12 countries, according to Good Formats.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduced

Verb

BofA media analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich, who moderated the discussion, interjected her enthusiasm for NBCU at regular intervals during the session.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Amye interjected and said maybe without the rough start, alluding to the ease of North Carolina’s touchdown drive on its opening possession in an eventual 48-14 TCU victory.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of interjected

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The nearly 289,000-acre forest is interspersed with private property, farms, communities and roads, creating a patchwork of public and private lands across southern Illinois.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Inside, mannequins dressed in different looks from the collection were interspersed around the bookstore’s 7,000-square-foot space.

— Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

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