Synonyms of intrusion

intrusion

noun

as in incursion

entry made without invitation or permission

Opening other people's personal mail without permission is an intrusion into their privacy.

Pardon the intrusion, but I couldn't help overhearing.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incursion
• encroachment
• invasion
• trespass
• infringement
• offence
• violation
• ignoring
• sin
• breach
• transgression
• impingement
• infraction
• contravention
• wrong
• offense
• obtrusion
• foray
• raid
• misconduct
• inroad
• irruption
• misdemeanor
• neglect
• disregard
• forgetting
• misfeasance
• descent
• delinquency
• misprision
• overlooking
• nonobservance
• dereliction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respecting
• observance
• upholding
• noninfringement

Examples of intrusion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That includes the southward intrusion of frigid polar air from the polar vortex and conditions for severe winter storms. —Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

The intrusion of work into home life, helped along by smartphones and other technologies, might seem like a triumph of efficiency. —Myoung-Gi Chon, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024

In fact, their only intrusion is an off-camera interviewer voice that appears sporadically to puncture Goudreau’s proclamations and to gently question his righteous fury. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024

This speed and efficiency mean that security teams have less time to detect and respond to an intrusion. —Tony Bradley, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024