List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 211

SYNONYMS: interfere, meddle, tamper.
These verbs are compared as they mean to put oneself forward and intervene in the affairs of others when unasked to do so and often in an impudent or indiscreet manner.

Interfere and meddle are sometimes interchangeable. Meddle, however, is the stronger in implying unwanted, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion: wholly unacquainted with the world in which they are so fond of meddling. It is somewhat weaker than interfere in implying action that seriously hampers, hinders, or frustrates: It was his doctrine that a man has a perfect right to interfere by force with the slaveholder, in order to rescue the slave.
To tamper is to interfere by making unsought, unwelcome, often destructive changes or by trying to influence another in an improper way: persons accused of tampering with ballot boxes.