INTERVENTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INTERVENTION?

Need another word that means the same as “intervention”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “intervention” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Intervention” are: interposition, interference, treatment, intercession, involvement

Intervention as a Noun

Definitions of "Intervention" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intervention” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others.
• (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings.
• A proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings.
• Action taken to improve a medical disorder.
• A policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries.
• Care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury.
• An occasion on which a person with an addiction or other behavioural problem is confronted by a group of friends or family members in an attempt to persuade them to address the issue.
• The action or process of intervening.
• Interference by a state in another's affairs.
• The act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.

Synonyms of "Intervention" as a noun (5 Words)

intercession	The act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc. He only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king.
interference	(in ice hockey and other sports) the illegal hindering of an opponent not in possession of the puck or ball. An unwarranted interference with personal liberty.
interposition	The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others. He owed the preservation of his throne to the miraculous interposition of a stranger who suddenly appeared in his realm.
involvement	The fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something. She knew that involvement with Adam would only complicate her life.
treatment	The manner in which someone behaves towards or deals with someone or something. Anti cancer treatments.

Usage Examples of "Intervention" as a noun

• The purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits.
• It occurs without human intervention.
• Two patients were referred for surgical intervention.
• The government was reported to be considering military intervention.
• Repeated interventions by central banks.
• A high degree of state intervention in the economy.
• As her health worsened, her daughters considered staging an intervention.

Associations of "Intervention" (30 Words)

arbitration	The act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment. They submitted their disagreement to arbitration.
begrudge	Give reluctantly or resentfully. She begrudged Martin his affluence.
busybody	A person who meddles in the affairs of others. Others considered him an interfering busybody.
cease	Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. They were asked to cease all military activity.
disrupt	Make a break in. If an explosion of volcanic steam had formed the crater the blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock.
disruptive	(of a company or form of technology) causing radical change in an existing industry or market through being innovative. The hours of work are disruptive to home life.
disturbance	A psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness. There was too much anger and disturbance.
hinderance	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
hindrance	The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding. A hindrance to the development process.
impediment	A hindrance or obstruction in doing something. A serious impediment to scientific progress.
intercession	The action of saying a prayer on behalf of another. He only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king.
interfere	Of light or other electromagnetic waveforms interact to produce interference. Your talking interferes with my work.
interference	Blocking a player’s path with your body. An unwarranted interference with personal liberty.
interject	Say (something) abruptly, especially as an aside or interruption. Christina felt bound to interject before there was open warfare.
interpose	Place or insert between one thing and another. The legislature interposed to suppress these amusements.
interposition	The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts. The interposition of members between tiers of management.
interrupt	Destroy the peace or tranquility of. Don t interrupt me when I m reading.
intervene	Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events. The war intervened between the birth of her two children.
intrude	Enter uninvited. He had no right to intrude into their lives.
meddle	Interfere in something that is not one’s concern. Don t meddle in my affairs.
meddlesome	Fond of meddling; interfering. Heaven rid him of meddlesome politicians.
mediate	Connected indirectly through another person or thing involving an intermediate agency. Set up a tribunal to arbitrate and mediate disputes.
militate	Have force or influence; bring about an effect or change. These fundamental differences will militate against the two communities coming together.
moderator	Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors. The debates will each feature one moderator and a panel of three questioners.
nosy	Showing too much curiosity about other people’s affairs. He flipped through my letters in his nosy way.
obstacle	An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented. The poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education.
obstruction	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. He was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.
obstructionist	Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.
obtrude	Impose or force (something) on someone in an unwelcome or intrusive way. I felt unable to obtrude my private sorrow upon anyone.
resent	Feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person. She resented the fact that I had children.