encroaching

Examples

• All

• You know, you may have a a neighboring property that has a fence encroaching on on the new land that you're purchasing.

• But then he says, so in essence, you are encroaching on their individual rights.

• How is it possible to do work that you're proud of and not feel like your job is encroaching on all parts of your life?

• How is it possible to do work that you're proud of and not feel like your job is encroaching on all parts of your life?

• Well, it passes the first challenge, which is not encroaching on my wife's desk.

• That's his attempt to stop wokeness from encroaching into the schools and into corporate America.

• It doesn't seem, to the regime that is encroaching upon the collective memory they want to control.

• Today, gentrification is now encroaching on the Greenwood, leaving just a small triangular area South of the highway.

• You may have a neighboring property that has a fence encroaching on the new land you're purchasing.

• Gentrification is encroaching on local neighborhoods, changing their character dramatically.

Synonyms

I

to intrude

vsencroaching

105 4.4

To go into a place or conversation where you are not welcome

is similar but emphasizes steady, gradual intrusion without right

I

to invade

vsencroaching

77 4.1

To enter someone's space or private life without permission

adds that this action is typically gradual rather than immediate

I

intrusive

vsencroaching

52 6.1

Entering where you are not wanted and disturbing someone's privacy

is similar but specifically highlights the slow, gradual aspect

E

to encroach

vsencroaching

27 7.3

To gradually move into someone else's area, space, or rights without permission

is the adjectival form describing that gradual unwanted movement

I

to intrude on

vsencroaching

22 4.6

To go into someone's space or life without permission

shares interference idea but stresses gradual, ongoing intrusion

I

invasive

vsencroaching

19 5.9

Entering private space or life in an unwanted way

stresses slow invasion without permission rather than harm level

C

to creep in

vsencroaching

14 4.9

To begin to appear or affect someone slowly and quietly

highlights slow unwanted entry rather than sudden or forceful action

T

to trespass

vsencroaching

11 4.9

To go onto someone else's land without permission

is broader and emphasizes slow invasion rather than simple entry

H

to horn in

vsencroaching

• Informal

5 8.2

To join a conversation or activity without being invited

is less about meddling and more about steady, unauthorized intrusion

E

to encroach upon

vsencroaching

2 6.8

To gradually move into someone's personal space, rights or privacy

focuses on the same slow violation rather than sudden entry

I

to impinge

vsencroaching

• Formal

2 8.5

To go past a normal limit and enter another person's space or rights

is similar but focuses more on slow occupation than limit breach

T

trespassing

vsencroaching

1 5.8

Being on land or property without permission

is the same idea but expressed as a noun

O

to obtrude

vsencroaching

1 9.1

Push yourself into a place or conversation when people do not want you

is less forceful and more gradual rather than sudden forcing

O

to obtrude upon

vsencroaching

8.7

To force yourself into someone's space or attention without being invited

is more about slow invasion than abrupt, forced arrival

I

to interlope

vsencroaching

• Archaic

9.9

To enter or take part in something where you are not allowed, often selling without a license

is broader, covering gradual intrusion beyond just unlawful business acts

I

incursive

vsencroaching

9.9

Involving an attack that crosses into another area

is milder and denotes gradual, nonviolent intrusion without permission

Antonyms

R

respectful

150 1.1

Being polite and showing admiration for someone

How Intrusive

to overrun

38 4.8

encroaching

6.7

invasive

19 5.9

intruding

6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology