invasive

  • (a) relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
  • (a) marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
    • invasive cancer cells
  • (s) involving invasion or aggressive attack
    • invasive war
    incursive, invading,
  • (s) gradually intrusive without right or permission
    • we moved back from the encroaching tide
    • invasive tourists
    • trespassing hunters
    encroaching, trespassing,

Synonyms

incursive invading encroaching trespassing

Antonyms

noninvasive confined

Words of close approximity

invasion