ENCROACHES Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word encroaches. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENCROACHES
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| infringes | verbv | |||||||
verb • go against, as of rules and laws • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||||
| intrudes | verbv | |||||||
verb • enter uninvited • enter unlawfully on someone's property • search or inquire in a meddlesome way • thrust oneself in as if by force | ||||||||
| invades | verbv | |||||||
verb • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation • to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate • occupy in large numbers or live on a host • penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way | ||||||||
| impinge | verbv | |||||||
verb • impinge or infringe upon • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||||
| entrench | verbv | |||||||
verb • fix firmly or securely • impinge or infringe upon • occupy a trench or secured area | ||||||||
| infringe | verbv | |||||||
verb • go against, as of rules and laws • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||||
| trench | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor • any long ditch cut in the ground verb • impinge or infringe upon • fortify by surrounding with trenches • cut or carve deeply into • set, plant, or bury in a trench • cut a trench in, as for drainage • dig a trench or trenches | ||||||||
