🌱invasive

adjective
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/

Meaning

Tending to spread harmfully, intruding aggressively, or encroaching beyond proper boundaries.

Example Sentences

The doctor explained that the procedure was minimally invasive.

Synonyms

intrusive, aggressive, spreading, encroaching

Antonyms

noninvasive, harmless, restrained

Collocations

invasive species, invasive surgery, invasive behavior, invasive plants

Related Vocabularies

having a bad reputation; not considered respectable or trustworthy
Relating to the will or the exercise of the will.
Relating to the medical care and treatment given to a pregnant woman before the birth of her child.
capable of being corrected or cured
Too extreme or difficult to be endured.
covered with, or saturated with liquid (usually water)

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