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

Season 3 finds Saldaña’s Joe with her work encroaching further on her personal life. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

He’s flanked by his wife, Princess Deidamia, who looks fearfully up at her husband’s encroaching enemies. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 July 2026

Keeping the encroaching natural world at bay is a struggle in neighborhoods adjacent to Los Angeles County’s wildlands. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Not even underage performers are safe from the encroaching tech. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026

The beach is regularly groomed, cleaned, and kept clear of encroaching vegetation, resulting in a pristine white-sand beach that’s unmatched anywhere else in the state. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

The latest installment shifts focus from the dynamic between Woody and Buzz to Jessie, telling a story about the encroaching role of technology in children’s development. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 June 2026

For instance, Williams’s looping descriptions of the encroaching wilderness can be quite compelling, but there is something off about them. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

Having trekked the territory with his trusty surveyor’s compass, and in the absence of anyone else rash enough to do it, Washington volunteers to deliver an ultimatum to the encroaching French forces. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026