What is another word for encroach?
288 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɛnkɹˈə͡ʊt͡ʃ], [ ɛnkɹˈəʊtʃ], [ ɛ_n_k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_tʃ]Table of Contents
Similar words for encroach:- break in (noun)
- contravene (verb)
- entrench (verb)
- overstep (verb)
- penetrate (verb)
- poach (verb)
- trample (verb)
- trespass (verb)
- violate (verb)
- wrong (verb)
- other synonyms
- entrench
- trample
Definition for Encroach:
- To invade rights or possessions of another; to take possession of what belongs to another gradually or by stealth; to pass proper bounds; to intrude.
Synonyms for Encroach:
n.
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- requisition.
v.
•contravene (verb)- in fracted,
- dis affirming,
- counter-acted,
- conflicts with,
- counter acted,
- counter-acting,
- dis obeyed,
- dis-affirming,
- counter-acts,
- dis-obey,
- dis obey,
- dis affirmed,
- inter posing,
- inter-feres,
- inter-fere,
- dis-obeying,
- dis affirms,
- counter-act,
- inter-posed,
- in-fracted,
- inter fere,
- inter pose,
- counter act,
- dis-affirm,
- counter acts,
- inter-posing,
- dis obeys,
- dis affirm,
- counter acting,
- inter posed,
- inter-pose,
- conflicted with,
- dis-affirms,
- infracts,
- conflicting with,
- dis-affirmed,
- inter feres,
- dis obeying,
- dis-obeyed,
- dis-obeys.
- sticked nose into,
- broke on,
- broke in on,
- brake on,
- sticking nose in to,
- breaking on,
- made inroads,
- breaks in on,
- makes inroads,
- sticks nose into,
- stuck nose into,
- sticking nose into,
- breaks on,
- making inroads,
- stick nose in to,
- break on,
- stuck nose in to,
- breaking in on,
- brake in on,
- sticked nose in to,
- sticks nose in to.
- over steps,
- in trenching,
- over-stepping,
- over-stepped,
- in trench,
- in trenched,
- in-trench,
- over stepped,
- over stepping,
- in-trenched,
- over-steps,
- in-trenches,
- in trenches,
- in-trenching.
- pro-bed,
- pops in,
- popping in,
- eating through,
- made hole,
- made an entrance,
- filtered in,
- ate through,
- sinks into,
- making entrance,
- sticks into,
- sticks in to,
- sank in to,
- stick in to,
- in-filtrate,
- sticking into,
- making hole,
- in sert,
- make entrance,
- breezing in,
- sank into,
- busting in,
- in filtrate,
- breezes in,
- makes hole,
- in-filtrates,
- in-filtrated,
- filters in,
- sunk into,
- makes an entrance,
- blows in,
- stuck into,
- makes entrance,
- running in to,
- in filtrates,
- sink in to,
- made entrance,
- made a hole,
- eats through,
- stuck in to,
- makes a hole,
- breezed in,
- sinking in to,
- sinking into,
- in filtrating,
- sticked in to,
- sticked into,
- in-sert,
- pro bed,
- in filtrated,
- ran in to,
- sinks in to,
- busts in,
- making an entrance,
- making a hole,
- in-filtrating,
- run in to,
- filtering in,
- busted in,
- runs in to,
- blew in,
- sticking in to,
- sunk in to.
- hunted illegally,
- fishing illegally,
- fished illegally,
- fishes illegally,
- hunts illegally,
- hunting illegally.
- over-whelm,
- rides roughshod over,
- over ride,
- runs over,
- over-ridden,
- over ridden,
- over rides,
- riding roughshod over,
- over-rides,
- rid roughshod over,
- over-rode,
- over whelm,
- over-whelms,
- over-whelming,
- over-riding,
- over riding,
- over rode,
- over-whelmed,
- over whelming,
- over whelmed,
- steps on,
- rode roughshod over,
- over whelms.
- mis-behave,
- mis behave,
- does wrong by,
- mis behaved,
- mis behaves,
- dis pleasing,
- doest wrong by,
- dost wrong by,
- did wrong by,
- mis-behaves,
- doth wrong by,
- dis-pleases,
- dis-pleasing,
- didst wrong by,
- muscling in,
- dis pleases,
- dis-pleased,
- mis-behaved,
- dis-please,
- nosed in,
- muscles in,
- doeth wrong by,
- noses in,
- doing wrong by,
- dis please,
- nosing in,
- dis pleased,
- mis-behaving,
- muscled in,
- mis behaving.
- trampled on,
- pro-fane,
- out-rage,
- pro-fanes,
- sacrileged,
- dis-regarded,
- out-raged,
- pro fane,
- dis regard,
- trampling on,
- pro fanes,
- out raged,
- out rages,
- dis regarded,
- with stood,
- dis-regard,
- dis-regards,
- tramples on,
- dis-regarding,
- with-stand,
- with stands,
- out-rages,
- with-standing,
- out-raging,
- dis regarding,
- with-stands,
- dis regards,
- with stand,
- with standing,
- sacrileging.
- perpetrate,
- maltreat,
- abuse,
- do wrong,
- wrong,
- commit,
- transgress.
Other synonyms:
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- repossess,
- rob,
- waltz off with,
- dispossess,
- go off with,
- sequester,
- confiscate,
- sequestrate,
- deprive,
- expropriate,
- impound.
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- appropriation,
- seize,
- commandeer.
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- rip,
- appropriate.
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- strip.
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- withdraw.
Paraphrases for Encroach:
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Independent
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Verb, past tense
predated.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
overlap.
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Verb, past tense
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Other Related
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Verb, past tense
Infringed.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
impinge.
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Verb, past tense
Antonyms for Encroach:
Encroach Sentence Examples:
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But with Klaus Heinrich they were strong and emphatic, so that they seemed somewhat to encroach upon, to narrow and to lengthen his steel - coloured eyes.
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More than once the growth of the college buildings had threatened to encroach upon Old Top; but the big elm held its prior claim, and new dormitory or infirmary was set back that it might rule with kingly right in its historic place.
