INTRUSION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

intrusion

noun

Definition of intrusion

as in encroachment

entry made without invitation or permission Opening other people's personal mail without permission is an intrusion into their privacy. Pardon the intrusion, but I couldn't help overhearing.

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Recent Examples of intrusion Subsurface barrier walls are frequently used to block saltwater intrusion and protect buildings from groundwater, for example. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026 Some individuals have even developed software to help notify users for potential smart glass intrusion. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 The hackers’ system was built using open-source AI agents to automate and coordinate much of the intrusion, including reconnaissance, credential attacks and strategizing subsequent attack paths, Dream said. — John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The family seeks to live in parallel to their country and society, a plan that might have worked if not for two dual intrusions. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intrusion

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion

Noun

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, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Reguilón’s follow-up found the net, but his goal was ruled out for encroachment into the box.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of encroachment

Noun

The first such meeting was held last week at Malcolm X College where several speakers railed against CPD’s response to the incursion of federal immigration authorities last year.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Pascuala’s killing came weeks after Asháninka communities along the Peru-Brazil border raised alarms about armed incursions into Indigenous territories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of incursion

Noun

The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine -- European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday for official celebrations marking Ukraine’s Independence Day as Russia pushes on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The message sent was especially pointed as Monday also marks 4 1/2 years since President Vladimir Putin launched his large-scale invasion of Russia’s much smaller neighbor.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of invasion

Noun

Three people were arrested at the game — one on charges of cocaine possession and battery and two more for criminal trespass to land — but Chicago police said none of these people were involved in the fight.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Judge Richard Leon ruled the project would not alter reservation boundaries or trespass on tribal land, saying border security and public safety outweigh any harms.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of trespass

Noun

Last week, rock music photographer Justin Thomas filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the American painter Elizabeth Peyton, Sotheby’s, and David Zwirner Gallery, as first reported by Copyright Lately.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

The violations on the report include employees not having a food handler card, as well as no drain plugs being seen when observing the plumbing.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
The states argue that Meta withheld relevant information from users and parents, who might have benefited from knowing the ineffectiveness of the feature and others like it, constituting a violation of consumer protection laws.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026