invasive

Speech parts

1. invasive - Noun

2. invasive - Adjective

3. invasive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

encroaching trespassing dangerous aggressive intrusive meddling intruding incursive invading antimalarial widespread offensive driving entering assault
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Antonyms

confined noninvasive contain native civilian defensive
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Phrases with the word

invasive carcinoma invasive fungal infection minimally invasive surgery invasive vine less invasive surgery minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Examples

By far the most dangerous animal on the planet was an invasive species of ape. Lois McMaster Bujold

The day in 2004 when the radiologist told me I had invasive cancer, I walked down the hospital corridor looking for a phone to call my husband, and I could almost see the fear coming toward me like a big, black shadow. Geraldine Brooks

Aquatic invasive species are destroying the environment, damaging fisheries, and costing American taxpayers billions of dollars annually. John M. McHugh

I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive. Alfie Allen

It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence. Terry Pratchett

We call Jasmine's room 'The Harem,' a sexy place, about which Dan never complained, even though his own possessions, his laptop PC and briefcase, for example, looked crazy in the environment, invasive and overcomplex, like Stealth bombers in SmurfWorld. Douglas Coupland

Close letter words and terms

invasional invasionary invasionist invasive approach invasive bee invasive carcinoma