intrusive

Questions about intrusive

What does intrusive mean?

intrusive means "tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intrusive?

intrusive has 3 syllables: in-tru-sive. The stress falls on "tru". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtɹusɪv/.

What is the opposite of intrusive?

The recorded antonyms are unintrusive, extrusive, protrusive.

Is intrusive a common word?

intrusive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with intrusive?

2 words rhyme with intrusive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.