invasive, adj.
gradually intrusive without right or permission
<adj.all> (a) (a)
encroaching invasive trespassing
sample sentences
"we moved back from the encroaching tide""invasive tourists"
"trespassing hunters"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
<adj.all>
invasive
sample sentences
"invasive cancer cells"
semantic pointers
similar to
relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
<adj.all>
invasive
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
involving invasion or aggressive attack
<adj.all>
incursive invading invasive