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English adjective: invasive | |||
| 1. | invasive relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision | ||
| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
| Antonyms | noninvasive | ||
| 2. | invasive marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue | ||
| Samples | Invasive cancer cells. | ||
| Similar | aggressive, fast-growing, strong-growing | ||
| Antonyms | confined | ||
| 3. | invasive involving invasion or aggressive attack | ||
| Samples | Invasive war. | ||
| Synonyms | incursive, invading | ||
| Similar | offensive | ||
| Antonyms | defensive | ||
| 4. | invasive gradually intrusive without right or permission | ||
| Samples | We moved back from the encroaching tide. Invasive tourists. Trespassing hunters. | ||
| Synonyms | encroaching, trespassing | ||
| Similar | intrusive | ||
| Antonyms | not intrusive, unintrusive | ||
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