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intrusive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

unwelcome because it interferes with privacy or intrudes on space

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Intrusive in a sentence

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The survey grew steadily more intrusive, ending with questions no one had agreed to answer.

Synonyms
Antonyms
unobtrusivediscreetreticent

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Questions about “intrusive”

Intrusive (adjective) means unwelcome because it interferes with privacy or intrudes on space
Here is intrusive used in an example sentence: "The survey grew steadily more intrusive, ending with questions no one had agreed to answer."
Common synonyms for intrusive include invasive, meddlesome, obtrusive.
Antonyms of intrusive include unobtrusive, discreet, reticent.
Intrusive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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