Synonyms for invasive
ɪnˈveɪ sɪvin·va·sive

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1. invasiveadjective

   relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

   Synonyms:
   trespassing(a), encroaching(a), incursive, invading

   Antonyms:
   confined, unintrusive, noninvasive, defensive, not intrusive

2. invasiveadjective

   marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue

   "invasive cancer cells"

   Synonyms:
   trespassing(a), encroaching(a), incursive, invading

   Antonyms:
   confined, noninvasive, defensive, unintrusive, not intrusive

3. incursive, invading, invasiveadjective

   involving invasion or aggressive attack

   "invasive war"

   Synonyms:
   trespassing(a), encroaching(a), incursive, invading

   Antonyms:
   defensive, noninvasive, unintrusive, confined, not intrusive

4. encroaching(a), invasive, trespassing(a)adjective

   gradually intrusive without right or permission

   "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"

   Antonyms:
   noninvasive, unintrusive, confined, not intrusive, defensive

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1. non native

   an organisms that did not not ariginate in that ecosystem

   Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "invasive":

   intrusive, privacy-invasive, pervasive, invading, non-invasive, overgrown

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1. Michele Ernst:

   Ultimately what we are trying to do is we want to provide the best security we can, but as minimally invasive as possible. We want people to enjoy themselves.

2. Carol Edwards:

   Our dogs can come in, they can screen 100 kids in a half hour, and then only the ones the dog alerts on have to actually do a test, there’s no invasive nasal swab unless the dog happens to indicate on you.

3. Dr Lisa Leaver:

   They're interesting to us because they have particular specialisations for catching food, they're a really successful invader in the UK and in Europe, and that might be related to their abilities to solve problems and perhaps dealing with learning in a different way or it maybe a more efficient way than other species do and we know that invasive species tend to be quite clever in a lot of different ways that you measure them. They tend to have slightly bigger brains relative to their body sizes.

4. Evan Greer:

   Amazon is going to get someone killed by recklessly marketing this dangerous and invasive surveillance technology to goverments, facial recognition already automates and exacerbates police abuse, profiling and discrimination. Now Amazon is setting us on a path where armed goverment agents could make split-second decisions based on a flawed algorithms cold testimony.

5. Mariana Pepeu:

   It was an invasive measure, but the laws for the Internet are very recent and they are still being written (in Brazil).