Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Entrance
   • Geological Process
   • Rock

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

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1. intrusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   encroachment, obtrusion, infringement, interloping

How to use intrusion in a sentence?

1. Gabriel Said Reynolds:

   It was taken by al-Azhar as an unwarranted intrusion into Egyptian affairs and a misapprehending of the rights of Christians in Egypt.

2. The EA spokesperson:

   We are investigating a recent incident of intrusion into our network where a limited amount of game source code and related tools were stolen, no player data was accessed, and we have no reason to believe there is any risk to player privacy. Following the incident, we've already made security improvements and do not expect an impact on our games or our business. We are actively working with law enforcement officials and other experts as part of this ongoing criminal investigation.

3. Justice Joseph Story:

   This provision (the 4th Amendment) speaks for itself. Its plain object is to secure the perfect enjoyment of that great right of the common law, that a man's house shall be his own castle, privileged against all civil and military intrusion.

4. Diana Greene Foster:

   It's an intrusion into people's economic lives, some women who had an abortion had children down the line, and we saw a small increase in financial problems, but by no means as much as for the women who didn't have access to abortions.

5. Robert Chapman:

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

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