Need another word that means the same as “intrusion”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “intrusion” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Intrusion” are: encroachment, invasion, trespass, usurpation, violation, encroachment on, trespass on
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intrusion” as a noun can have the following definitions:
encroachment | A gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits. Minor encroachments on our individual liberties. |
encroachment on | Any entry into an area not previously occupied. |
invasion | An unwelcome intrusion into another’s domain. There was a brief pitch invasion when Sunderland scored. |
trespass | A sin or offence. A mass trespass on the moor. |
trespass on | Entry to another’s property without right or permission. |
usurpation | Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation. |
violation | Entry to another’s property without right or permission. Flagrant violations of normal democratic procedure. |
actionable | Giving sufficient reason to take legal action. An actionable assertion. |
assail | Attack someone physically or emotionally. The Scots army assailed Edward s army from the rear. |
attack | Attack in speech or writing. A doctor was attacked by two youths. |
breach | Make an opening or gap in. We saw whales breaching in the distance. |
colonist | A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country. |
contravene | Go against, as of rules and laws. He contravened the Official Secrets Act. |
encroach | Advance beyond the usual limit. Rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room. |
encroachment | Entry to another’s property without right or permission. Urban encroachment of habitat. |
impinge | Impinge or infringe upon. The gases impinge on the surface of the liquid. |
incursion | An attack that penetrates into enemy territory. Border incursions. |
infraction | A violation or infringement of a law or agreement. |
infringe | Go against, as of rules and laws. Such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties. |
infringement | An act that disregards an agreement or a right. This bill is an infringement of our civil liberties. |
interloper | A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market. |
intrude | Enter with disruptive or adverse effect. The granite may have intruded these rock layers. |
intruder | A person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent. The intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor. |
invade | To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate. Demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace. |
invasion | An unwelcome intrusion into another’s domain. Napoleon s disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. |
litigate | Resort to legal action to settle a matter; be involved in a lawsuit. The plaintiff is prepared to litigate. |
misdemeanor | A crime less serious than a felony. |
oppressor | A person or group that oppresses people. They overthrew their colonial oppressors. |
piracy | A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy. |
plunder | Plunder a town after capture. The army sacked the city and carried off huge quantities of plunder. |
raid | Conduct a raid on. Officers raided thirty homes yesterday. |
transgress | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. She had transgressed an unwritten social law. |
trespass | Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. A mass trespass on the moor. |
usurpation | Entry to another’s property without right or permission. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation. |
violate | Violate the sacred character of a place or language. They violated the terms of a ceasefire. |
violation | The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. The aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions. |
violator | Someone who violates the law. A major crackdown on violators of immigration regulations. |
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