| ADJECTIVE | all | invasive | relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision |
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| all | invasive | marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue | |
| all | invasive, incursive, invading | involving invasion or aggressive attack | |
| all | invasive, encroaching, trespassing | gradually intrusive without right or permission |
| Sounds | ihnvey'sihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision. | |
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| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Opposite | noninvasive | relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity |
| Spanish | invasivo | |
| Meaning | marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue. | |
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| Example | "invasive cancer cells" | |
| Narrower | aggressive, fast-growing, strong-growing | tending to spread quickly |
| Opposite | confined | not invading healthy tissue |
| Spanish | invasivo | |
| Verbs | invade | penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way |
| Meaning | Involving invasion or aggressive attack. | |
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| Example | "invasive war" | |
| Synonyms | incursive, invading | |
| Broader | offensive | For the purpose of attack / attack rather than defense |
| Spanish | invasor | |
| Verbs | invade | march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation |
| Meaning | gradually intrusive without right or permission. | |
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| Example | "invasive tourists" | |
| Synonyms | encroaching, trespassing | |
| Broader | intrusive | tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) |
| Spanish | intruso, invasor | |
| Verbs | invade | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate |
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