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

Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Hundreds of researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have observed changes including fewer bees and other pollinators, and sagebrush encroaching in valleys once dominated by wildflowers. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

In addition to reducing congestion in the area, Albert said the program will address unsafe pick-up and drop-off patterns, such as parents driving through residential neighborhoods to get to school or encroaching on the bike lane. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration says thunderstorms are encroaching on final approach courses, causing officials to hold arrivals. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026

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