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INVADING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INVADING?

Need another word that means the same as “invading”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “invading” in this overview.

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Invading as an Adjective
Definitions of "Invading" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Invading" as an adjective (2 Words)
Associations of "Invading" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Invading” are: incursive, invasive

Invading as an Adjective

Definitions of "Invading" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “invading” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Involving invasion or aggressive attack.

Synonyms of "Invading" as an adjective (2 Words)

incursive	Involving invasion or aggressive attack.
invasive	Gradually intrusive without right or permission. The sound of the piano was invasive.

Associations of "Invading" (30 Words)

attack	The act of attacking. Attacks on women increased last year.
breach	An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification. A breach* of confidence.*
busybody	A person who meddles in the affairs of others. Others considered him an interfering busybody.
encroach	Impinge or infringe upon. 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 invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one. Incursions into enemy territory.
infringe	Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc. Making an unauthorized copy would infringe* copyright.*
interfere	Of light or other electromagnetic waveforms interact to produce interference. A holiday job would interfere* with his studies.*
interfering	Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner. An interfering* old woman.*
interloper	A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. To her I was always an outsider an interloper.
intervene	Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force. He acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute.
intrude	Enter unlawfully on someone’s property. 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.*
intrusion	The forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation. Villagers say the noise is an intrusion* on their lives.*
intrusive	Tending to intrude (especially upon privacy. That was an intrusive* question.*
invasion	An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force. In 1546 England had to be defended from invasion.
meddling	Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner. Bureaucratic meddling.
misdemeanor	A crime less serious than a felony.
oppressor	A person or group that oppresses people. They overthrew their colonial oppressors.
raid	Conduct a raid on. A police raid* on his home.*
robber	A person who commits robbery.
transgress	Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline. The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island.
trespass	Enter unlawfully on someone’s property. Don t trespass* on my land.*
trespasser	Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission. A trespasser* on his land.*
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 action of violating someone or something. The aircraft were in violation* of UN resolutions.*
violator	Someone who violates the law. Monica is able to name the violators of her body.
visitor	A member of a sports team on tour or playing away from home. The visitors came back into the game with two penalty goals.