encroach

encroach is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway.
2. noun. Encroachment.
3. verb. advance beyond the usual limit

   Synonyms: impinge, infringe

4. verb. impinge or infringe upon

   "This impinges on my rights as an individual"

   "This matter entrenches on other domains"

   Synonyms: entrench, impinge, trench

Synonyms

impinge, infringe, entrench, trench

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in encroach:

charneco

Common word forms

encroached, encroacher, encroaches, encroaching, encroachment

Words from these letters

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