encroached in English

verb

1

intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).

rather than encroach on his privacy, she might have kept to her room

synonyms: intrude on, trespass on, impinge on, obtrude on, impose oneself on, invade, infiltrate, interrupt, infringe on, violate, interfere with, disturb, horn in on, muscle in on, entrench on

verb

intrude on, trespass on, impinge on, obtrude on, impose oneself on, invade, infiltrate, interrupt, infringe on, violate, interfere with, disturb, horn in on, muscle in on, entrench on
entrench, trench, impinge
impinge, infringe

Use "encroached" in a sentence

1. 4 But even there, modernity has encroached.

2. The rhododendrons encroached ever more on the twisting drive.

3. Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual.

4. Gradually his capacious chin encroached upon the borders of the white cravat.

5. The fire encroached on the adjacent buildings and cost the lives of 2000 people.

6. 5 Finally the sea encroached on this topography producing steep cliffs, inlets, sea stacks and sandy or shingly beach deposits.

7. 13 Finally the sea encroached on this topography producing steep cliffs, inlets, sea stacks and sandy or shingly beach deposits.

8. Large-scale deforestation and development have encroached on many former wildlife habitats, and pesticides in their food supply has reduced bird populations.

9. Synonyms for Barged in include interrupted, intruded, broke in, broken in, bursted in, butted in, charged, collided, cut in and encroached

10. When memory of prior mistakes encroached upon Ammon’s mind, he turned his thoughts to Jesus Christ and the miracle of forgiveness.

11. In the mid-1980s, the size of Al Ghutah was gradually being eroded as suburban housing and light industry from Damascus encroached on the oasis.

12. The Cabinet put its seal of approval not only on non - affluent unauthorised localities but even on colonies like Anant Ram Dairy , which is encroached upon by those who can only be described as affluent ; Union Power Minister P . Rangarajan Kumaramangalam owns 1,500 sq yards and another 1,800 sq yards are in the kitty of former foreign minister Dinesh Singh ' s daughter Ratna Singh .