INTRUSIONS 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 The fastest breakout was 27 seconds, and one intrusion reached full data exfiltration in four minutes. — Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The Idaho researchers studied water intrusion on several battery packs affected during Ian and found that some still hadn’t discharged even after about 10 months of storage. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 After a time, the normal chitchat and easiness of the room returned like a wound closing, the girls forgetting her intrusion. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 This Best Buy set is great for small homes, with a quartet of entry sensors, a precise motion sensor, and a home hub with a loud 100 dB siren in case of intrusion. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intrusion

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion

Noun

Asked if their particular concern was motivated by the prediction markets specifically or the broader encroachment of gambling into sports, fans differed.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Doing so would entail repairing cracks that admit water, maintaining the foundations of each section, applying a sealant to slow the weathering process, and keeping the encroachment of vegetation in check.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of encroachment

Noun

Merrony also theorized that Maximus may have visited the region in response to incursions by Irish groups during the fourth century, before departing Britain for continental Europe.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
In the renderings, the two pavilion structures sit on a thin concrete plane and are elevated, allowing for pedestrian passage in the courtyard underneath and preventing the incursion of floodwaters into exhibitions spaces.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of incursion

Noun

Their local rivalry might have continued if not for Russia launching its invasion of Ukraine and changing the trajectories of both their lives.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
So what doesn’t Trump understand about Putin and how Russia has conducted its invasion of Ukraine?

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of invasion

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Joel DeJesus surrendered himself Thursday on an indictment charging him with computer trespass, official misconduct and unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, officials said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
The suspect, 27-year-old Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano of Stafford, Virginia, has been charged with felony destruction of property, trespass with intent to damage, and felony injury to a monument, court records show.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of trespass

Noun

Werksman Jackson Quinn and Mason LLP said campaign finance violations, voter and ballot fraud and civil rights infringement relating to elections can be prosecuted as federal crimes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The smaller company won, with a jury determining willful infringement and a district court granting a permanent injunction preventing further sales.

— Coke Morgan Stewart, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

That was true in its yeshiva reform efforts when hesitant and understaffed local districts were charged with investigations and, even when violations were substantiated, the schools couldn’t be closed down.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
But that still amounts to 79 inquiries now being double-checked for a possible violation of policy.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026