Synonyms of the word

encroachment

• n. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion;…
• n. An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
• n. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
• n. (law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

entering

• v. present participle of enter.
• n. action of the verb to enter.

entrance

• n. (countable) The action of entering, or going in.
• n. The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
• n. (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
• n. (uncountable) The right to go in.
• n. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
• n. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
• n. (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
• n. (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
• n. (music) When a musician starts playing or singing, entry.
• v. (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
• v. (transitive) To put into a trance.

impact

• n. The striking of one body against another; collision.
• n. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
• n. (chiefly medicine) A forced impinging.
• n. A significant or strong influence; an effect.
• v. (transitive) To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.
• v. (transitive, proscribed) To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
• v. (transitive) To collide or strike.

impingement

• n. The act of impinging.

influence

• n. The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development…
• n. An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
• n. A person or thing exerting such power or action.
• n. (astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the…
• n. (obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.
• n. (electricity) Electrostatic induction.
• v. (transitive) To have an affect on using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify,…
• v. (intransitive) To exert, make use of one's influence.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.

intrusion

• n. The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
• n. (geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.

invasion

• n. A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled…
• n. The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
• n. (medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.
• n. (surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.

misconduct

• n. behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
• v. (transitive) To mismanage.
• v. (reflexive) To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
• v. (intransitive, rare) To act improperly.

trespass

• n. sin.
• n. (law) Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the…
• v. (intransitive, now rare) To commit an offence; to sin.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To offend against, to wrong (someone).
• v. (intransitive) To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
• v. (law) To enter someone else's property illegally.
• v. (obsolete) To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

usurpation

• n. The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
• n. Trespass onto another's property without permission.
• n. A taking or use without right.

violation

• n. The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

wrongdoing

• n. (uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
• n. (countable) An instance of doing wrong.