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

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

The cluster of rural communities known as Guajes de Ayala now under siege had spent weeks warning law enforcement in the state of Guerrero of mounting threats by the encroaching cartel, La Nueva Familia Michoacana. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

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