Synonyms of encroaching

encroaching

verb

present participle of encroach

as in creeping

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creeping
• invading
• snaking
• inching
• worming
• sneaking
• impinging
• intruding
• entrenching
• infringing
• overshooting
• overstepping
• overreaching
• overrunning
• overpassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encroaching

Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

While the planet is actually quite bright, its proximity to the sun means there is a small window to view it before encroaching daylight washes it out. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026

These desperate struggles against the encroaching elements are merely a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of an entirely different magnitude. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026

During a Friday panel at Comic-Con, Prime Video debuted a new trailer that highlighted the encroaching doom the heroes and warriors of Middle-earth are to face. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Gangs and drug traffickers are increasingly encroaching on Ashaninka land and using the rivers in the Amazon and adjacent land for drug routes. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Meanwhile, rescues and evacuations were underway in northern Minnesota, where over a dozen fires caused by lightning strikes were burning and encroaching on remote campsites. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 14 July 2026

The funk and rock sounds fight against ever-encroaching mud and hiss; pretty melodies are offset by punishing bass or rendered disorienting by creative panning in the mix. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026