Encroachment Synonyms

ĕn-krōchmənt
An advance beyond proper or legal limits
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. impingement
  2. entrenchment
  3. infringement
  4. intrusion
  5. obtrusion
  6. trespass
  7. impact
Entry to another's property without right or permission
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. invasion
  2. trespass
  3. intrusion
  4. infringement
  5. inroad
  6. violation
  7. usurpation

Words Related to Encroachment

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Encroachment Sentence Examples

  • The peninsula is much exposed to encroachment by the sea.

  • Rows of red tulips stood like sentinels along the walkway, struggling to survive against the encroachment of summer.

  • The encroachment of land on sea has been calculated at the rate of about three miles in a thousand years.

  • This convention caused much excitement and irritation in Great Britain, owing to the encroachment of German influence sanctioned by it on territories bordering the Persian Gulf, hitherto considered to fall solely within the sphere of British influence.

  • The most fertile districts lie on the banks of the Elbe and near the North Sea, where, as in Holland, rich meadows are preserved from encroachment of the sea by broad dikes and deep ditches, kept in repair at great expense.

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