Synonyms of encroached

encroached

verb

past tense of encroach

as in crept

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crept
• invaded
• snaked
• inched
• wormed
• sneaked
• intruded
• impinged
• infringed
• entrenched
• overstepped
• overreached
• overshot
• overran
• overpassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encroached

In what his dad (Ed Harris) calls the decline of humanity, the club is being encroached on by pickleballers clamoring for more courts. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

But the somatosensory cortex, the touch cortex, has like encroached upon it. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

But the judges who dissented agreed with advocates who have argued that the law was vague and encroached on their First Amendment rights. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Stark said developers have encroached on her community in Chandler. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

Lawyers for both YouTube and Meta also consistently posed questions throughout the trial about whether the evidence and arguments encroached on legal protections for tech companies around content posted by third parties. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Ditching a 90-year-old decision, the court said restrictions Congress placed on a president’s ability to remove members of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission encroached on presidential power. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Dominik Livakovic saved Harry Kane’s first attempt, but a retake was ordered because the goalkeeper had moved off his line and defender Josko Gvardiol had encroached into the area early before clearing the rebound. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Kenya has experienced incidents of land grabbing in the past, and environmentalists have often spoken out when parks and other green spaces are encroached upon. — ABC News, 8 June 2026