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Antonyms for encroachingen·croach·ing

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  1. encroaching(a), invasive, trespassing(a)adjective

    gradually intrusive without right or permission

    "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"

    Antonyms:
    unintrusive, not intrusive

How to use encroaching in a sentence?

  1. Keith Schoonmaker:

    For investors who have a longer time horizon, that is more than a couple of months, we think the railroad stocks present compelling opportunities, there aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies.

  2. Georgetown University Nicholas Palarino:

    Zawahiri is clearly very angry and frustrated that the Islamic State has been attacking him, attacking his soldiers on the ground, attacking him personally. you can compare it to two drug gangs, or two mafia mobs. One is encroaching on the other's territory.

  3. Dawn Zimmerman:

    These are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species.

  4. Keith Schoonmaker:

    There aren't going to be competitors encroaching upon their returns and they have a cost advantage over trucking companies.

  5. Suzan Murray:

    So far, we were able to identify six novel coronaviruses in Myanmar, these are areas with lots of wildlife biodiversity, a growing human population encroaching on the natural habitat, good travel networks and a large amount of livestock, which means there is a high potential for virus spillovers between species.

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