Definition for Encroachment:

• any entry into an area not previously occupied; " an invasion of tourists"; " an invasion of locusts"

Synonyms for Encroachment:

• n.

  •
  • enter.
  •aggression (noun)
  • in jury,
  • in-juries,
  • in-jury,
  • in juries.
  •attack (noun)
  • encounter,
  • volley,
  • initiative,
  • muggings,
  • incursion,
  • dirty deed.
  •encroachment (noun)
  • invasion,
  • usurpation,
  • impact.
  •event (noun)
  • encroachment.
  •overflow (noun)
  • overproduction,
  • spillover,
  • over-crowding,
  • overkill,
  • niagaras,
  • over-production,
  • spillovers,
  • spate,
  • engorgement,
  • submergence,
  • overcrowding,
  • over-abundance,
  • submersion,
  • Submersions.
  •transgression (noun)
  • dis obedience,
  • mis-deed,
  • over stepping,
  • mis deed,
  • de-fiances,
  • errings,
  • mis-demeanor,
  • mis-deeds,
  • breaking of law,
  • dis-obediences,
  • mis demeanors,
  • de fiances,
  • mis demeanor,
  • over-stepping,
  • breaking law,
  • de-fiance,
  • de fiance,
  • oversteppings,
  • mis deeds,
  • mis-demeanors,
  • dis-obedience,
  • dis obediences.
  •trespass (noun)
  • mis conduct,
  • poachings,
  • mis behaviors,
  • mis-behavior,
  • wrongful entries,
  • mis-conduct,
  • unlawful entries,
  • mis conducts,
  • mis behavior,
  • mis-conducts.
  •unjustness (noun)
  • un justnesses,
  • un-justness,
  • un-justnesses,
  • un justness.
  •usurpation (noun)
  • arrogation.
  •violation (noun)
  • violatings,
  • nonobservances,
  • non observance,
  • transgressings,
  • trespassings,
  • non-observances,
  • non observances.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • aggression,
  • attack,
  • entering,
  • entrance,
  • entrenchment,
  • faux pas,
  • favoritism,
  • foul,
  • impingement,
  • imposition,
  • influence,
  • injustice,
  • inroad,
  • interposition,
  • intrusion,
  • misconduct,
  • nonobservance,
  • offensive,
  • overflow,
  • railroad,
  • transgression,
  • unfairness,
  • unjustness,
  • violation,
  • wrongdoing,
  • wrongful conduct,
  • Obtrusion,
  • actus reus,
  • Non-observance,
  • forced entrance,
  • in equity,
  • in justice,
  • breaking of the law,
  • breaking the law,
  • crying shame,
  • dirty deal,
  • entrenchments,
  • unlawful entry,
  • wrongful entry,
  • onesidedness.
  •v.
  • trespass.

Paraphrases for Encroachment:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    intrusion.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    violation.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    intervention, proliferation, Usurping, impairment, restriction, achievement, constraint, limitation, appropriation, attainment, theft, detriment, accomplishment, occupation, prejudice.
  • Verb, past participle
    Intruded, Infringed, Invaded.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    interference, usurpation, infringement, invasion, trespass, spillover, incursion, meddling, intrusiveness, breach, aggression, sprawl, erosion, trespassing, abuse, expropriation, affront, contravention, penetration, trampling, attack, assault, infiltration, curtailment, flooding.

Antonyms for Encroachment:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    defense, retreat, resistance, submission, repulsion, surrender.

Encroachment Sentence Examples:

• In 1808, Napoleon Buonaparte decreed the suppression of the Inquisition, at Chamastin, near Madrid; he alleged that the tribunal was an encroachment on the royal authority.

• The best remedy against the encroachment of disease is strong, vigorous health.

Homophones for Encroachment:

• engorgement, engrossment, encouragement.

Hyponym for Encroachment:

• n.

  • event
    entering, entrance.