Synonyms of encroaches

encroaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of encroach

as in invades

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invades
• creeps
• inches
• snakes
• worms
• impinges
• intrudes
• sneaks
• entrenches
• infringes
• oversteps
• overshoots
• overreaches
• overruns
• overpasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encroaches

The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026

This revival finds new power in the intimate story of a family learning to love again set against one of the most consequential moments of the twentieth century, as the Nazi regime rises to power and authoritarianism encroaches on daily life. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 June 2026

Paglen’s ideas, collected between two covers, carve a clean, linear path through our messy neural era, engaging in the kind of big-picture sense-making that books remain well suited to do, even as AI encroaches on this terrain. — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026

As the Chinese men shoot the breeze and play cards, a mob of armed white miners gathers over the hill and encroaches on the unsuspecting outsiders. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026

Cloud Dancer, a white that is both warm and cool, reflects an overwhelmed feeling among consumers as the world feels louder and technology, in particular AI, encroaches further into our lives. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

As the third weekend of November encroaches upon us, so does the holiday season — and streaming networks are picking up the cheer in full swing. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025

The study reveals as urbanization increasingly encroaches upon bat-safe caves, invasive, city-dwelling rats are likely to follow. — NPR, 8 Nov. 2025