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. Colleen McNicholas:

   Patients have confirmed for us what we already knew -- that the additional medically unnecessary forced pelvic exam newly interpreted by the state is deeply traumatizing and inhumane, we believe continuing to force an additional invasive and uncomfortable vaginal exam on patients at least 3 days before her abortion procedure, when it is not medically indicated, and when she will have the identical exam on the day of the abortion procedure, is not patient-centered ; it is disrespectful and dehumanizing.

2. Alka Pradhan:

   They are still in freezing cells, they still have problems with food, and they are still being treated roughly or hit by the guards, recently, this past summer,( the detainees) had incredibly invasive genital searches.

3. Jay Stanley:

   Travelers, including U.S. citizens, should not have to submit to invasive biometric scans simply as a condition of exercising their constitutional right to travel.

4. Tom Lue:

   Surgery is a last resort, penile implants are much more invasive and have a higher rate of complication, especially for patients with underlying conditions like obesity and high blood pressure.

5. Stuart Pimm:

   Other than just the sheer awful news that Australia has lost so many of its species is the fact that it's done it across areas that are very, very sparsely populated, it tells us that by being careless, particularly with invasive species, that we can do an extraordinary amount of environmental harm even in places where there aren't a lot of people.