ENCROACHMENT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

encroachment

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as in intrusion

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Recent Examples of encroachment Meanwhile, the threat from AI has only shown up in Booking's thinnest business, and arguably the company has structural advantages that will protect its core business from encroachment. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Much to the stewards’ relief, no pitch encroachment took place. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 From that standpoint, increased federal involvement—through Homeland Security voter lists and Postal Service regulations—is defended as a legitimate effort to protect the constitutional order rather than an encroachment on states. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The predatory marsupial, known scientifically as the thylacine, was driven to extinction by excessive hunting, habit loss and the encroachment of invasive species. — USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Miami’s Sergio Reguilon put in the rebound, but it was disallowed for encroachment after a video review. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 The George Washington University’s sale of its Virginia campus to Amazon, for example, illustrates the encroachment of AI onto higher education’s doorstep. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 One Night Only spends nearly its entire run time scoffing at the idea that Americans would ever be principled enough to take a stand against the incremental encroachment of fascist policies. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 As past and present echo through the mountains, human encroachment and indifference threaten to erase their unique spirit, and his story becomes a reflection of an age-old, unequal struggle. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

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Noun

For gun owners who worry about accessing their gun in the event of a home intrusion, experts cautioned that an unsecured gun is a constant risk.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
Sometimes the work is the result of an unexpected intrusion, as when the daughter of one of his patients shows up, in desperate need of a prescription renewal for her father.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of intrusion

Noun

In Kyiv, Kushner spoke about the war in tidily transactional language, acknowledging little of the bloodshed and destruction that Putin’s invasion has wrought.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
And an unconquered Ukraine will, by fighting or by remembering the horrors of Russia’s invasion, pose an enduring strategic challenge for Russia.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of invasion

Noun

López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
There is no definition in the laws of football of what constitutes persistent infringement.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

And that camera is not without a desire to wander, like onto a lone porcupine waddling in the street during a particularly invasive act of trespass.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
However, people can still face vandalism, tampering, trespass or theft allegations, the Santa Ana law firm said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trespass

Noun

Under Arkansas law, anyone selling alcohol on a Sunday without a permit can be found guilty of a violation fined up to $250.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Both men were denied parole last year, in part because of their use of contraband cellphones and other violations of prison rules.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of violation

Noun

The two countries’ ties have grown stronger since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022 with Pyongyang sending thousands of troops to Russia’s Kursk region to help repel a 2024 Ukrainian incursion there.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
And, as Europe has felt more threatened by Russian incursions, a week ago NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone near Romania’s natural gas projects in the Black Sea.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of incursion

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