Synonyms for intrusion
ɪnˈtru ʒənin·tru·sion

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1. intrusionnoun

   An attack may be by word; an aggression is always by deed. An assault may be upon the person, an aggression is upon rights, possessions, etc. An invasion of a nation's territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass. Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.

   Synonyms:
   aggression, assault, attack, attack, encroachment, incursion, infringement, invasion, onset, onslaught, trespass

   Antonyms:
   defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender

   Preposition:
   The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.

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1. invasion, encroachment, intrusionnoun

   any entry into an area not previously occupied

   "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

   Synonyms:
   violation, usurpation, trespass, invasion, encroachment, impact, impingement

2. intrusionnoun

   entrance by force or without permission or welcome

   Synonyms:
   violation, invasion, encroachment, usurpation, trespass

3. intrusionnoun

   the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation

   Synonyms:
   violation, invasion, encroachment, usurpation, trespass

4. intrusionnoun

   rock produced by an intrusive process

   Synonyms:
   violation, invasion, encroachment, usurpation, trespass

5. trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpationnoun

   entry to another's property without right or permission

   Synonyms:
   infringement, violation, misdemeanor, irreverence, usurpation, ravishment, assault, infraction, trespass, invasion, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment, impact, impingement

Matched Categories

1. • Entrance
   • Geological Process
   • Rock

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intrusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   intruding, obtrusion

2. intrusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   encroachment, infringement

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intrusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   encroachment, obtrusion, infringement, interloping

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "intrusion":

   intrusions, trespassing, trespass, encroachment, intrusiveness, interference, break-in, meddling, invasion, breach

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1. Mindy Morris:

   We try to keep it low sound, low lights, so that it is as close to the womb as we can get, we try to minimize the intrusion to them.

2. Karen Middleton:

   We're all sighing a breath of relief this evening, i am grateful that Colorado voters have once again said no to intrusion on decisions about abortion access.

3. Marjorie Dannenfelser:

   In Montana, pro-abortion forces ranTV adscharacterizing the initiative as an ‘an extreme, harmful government intrusion into medical care,’ when all the initiative would do is provide the same level of care to an infant who survived an abortion as you would to an infant born early in pregnancy. If Montana voters knew the truth about what the initiative would actually do, it would have passed overwhelmingly. Our side must do a better job raising the resources needed to go toe-to-toe with the heavily funded abortion industry to arm voters with the truth.

4. Alex Capri:

   TikTok’s algorithms make it truly unique in terms of data harvesting and strategic analytics, therefore, I don’t see Beijing allowing it to fall into the hands of US interests, unless they can somehow still access TikTok’s data through other means and methods, including ongoing cyber intrusion and other forms of back-door access.

5. Robert Chapman:

   A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.