ENCROACHED Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word encroached. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ENCROACHED
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| advanced | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • farther along in physical or mental development • comparatively late in a course of development • ahead of the times • at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill • ahead in development; complex or intricate • far along in time • (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry • situated ahead or going before | ||||||
| disturbed | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having the place or position changed • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships • affected with madness or insanity | ||||||
| encumbered | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load | ||||||
| impinged | verb v | |||||
verb • impinge or infringe upon • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||
| infringed | verb v | |||||
verb • go against, as of rules and laws • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||
| intruded | verb v | |||||
verb • enter uninvited • enter unlawfully on someone's property • search or inquire in a meddlesome way • thrust oneself in as if by force | ||||||
| invaded | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation • to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate • occupy in large numbers or live on a host • penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way | ||||||
| obtruded | verb v | |||||
verb • push to thrust outward • thrust oneself in as if by force | ||||||
| overran | verb v | |||||
noun • too much production or more than expected verb • invade in great numbers • occupy in large numbers or live on a host • flow or run over (a limit or brim) • seize the position of and defeat • run beyond or past | ||||||
| overreached | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • fail by aiming too high or trying too hard • beat through cleverness and wit | ||||||
| overstepped | verb v | |||||
verb • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) • be superior or better than some standard | ||||||
| penetrated | verb v | |||||
verb • pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance • come to understand • become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions • enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members • make one's way deeper into or through • insert the penis into the vagina or anus of • spread or diffuse through | ||||||
| trespassed | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages • entry to another's property without right or permission verb • enter unlawfully on someone's property • make excessive use of • break the law • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | ||||||
| impinge | verb v | |||||
verb • impinge or infringe upon • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||
| entrench | verb v | |||||
verb • fix firmly or securely • impinge or infringe upon • occupy a trench or secured area | ||||||
| infringe | verb v | |||||
verb • go against, as of rules and laws • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||
| trench | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor • any long ditch cut in the ground verb • impinge or infringe upon • fortify by surrounding with trenches • cut or carve deeply into • set, plant, or bury in a trench • cut a trench in, as for drainage • dig a trench or trenches | ||||||