Encroach

Synonyms for "encroach" (132 found)

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Closest matches (27)

abuse a privilegeaccroachadoptadvanceadvance uponappropriatearrogateassumebarge inbotherbreak boundsbreak inbreak in uponburst inbust inbutt incharge income betweencontravenecrash
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crash incrash the gatescreep in
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (39)

Related words (66)

invadeirruptknow no boundsmake an inroadmake free withobtrudeobtrude uponoverstepoverstep the boundspenetratepillageplay godpress inpresume onpresume uponpretendpretend topush input onput upon
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ravagerush inseizeslink inslip insmash insneak insqueeze insteal instorm intake a libertytake libertiestake overthrong inthrust intransgresstrenchtrespasstroubleusurpwork inworm in
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
advancego onhabitat disruptioninfringeintrudeintrusivenessinvasivenessmarch onmove onpass onprogresstake advantagetrespassviolate

More specific

10 entries
border intrusionbureaucratic encroachmentcreep inhabitat fragmentationimpingeoverrunregulatory encroachmentterritorialtrespasswetland encroachment

Collocations

12 entries
boundariesencroaching boundariesencroaching developmentencroaching influenceencroaching regulationsencroachment into privacyprivacyresourcesspaceterritorial encroachmentterritorytime

Inflections

5 entries
encroachedencroachesencroachingmore encroachingmost encroaching

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A good salesman will not encroach on his customer's time.

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They encroach on our fundamental liberties.

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The Romans encouraged their ally Masinissa to encroach on the territories of Carthage and to harass her in every way.

Source: tatoeba (11119108)

We encroach more and more into their world.

Source: tatoeba (13195682)

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