Communication

Synonyms for intrude

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 5, SummitCommunication

thrust oneself in as if by force

The colors don't intrude on the viewer.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

obtrude

Same sentence, swapped: The colors don't obtrude on the viewer.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for intrude as it is used in the sentence above.

pry
dictate
clamp

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