Translations

7 languages
Русский
of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body:
Deutsch
of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies:

Examples

41 sentences

  1. Outdoors, English ivy is considered invasive.

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  2. Gunter didn't want to be invasive.

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  3. Sami's stepdad didn't want to be too invasive.

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Meaning

7 senses

  1. (broadly)Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.

    invasiv

    инвазивныйinvazivnyj

  2. (broadly)Of an organism: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.

    an invasive species

    invasiv

  3. (also, figuratively)That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.

More meanings 4

  1. Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.

  2. (broadly)Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.

  3. (broadly)Originating externally.

  4. (broadly)Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.

More definitions
  • relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
  • marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
  • involving invasion or aggressive attack
  • gradually intrusive without right or permission

Forms

more invasive, most invasive
Comparativemore invasive Lesson
Superlativemost invasive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
Of an organism:noninvasivenon-invasive
Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc:uninvasive
confined

Word family

31 related words
Relatedinvade
Derivedangioinvasiveanti-invasivebioinvasivechemoinvasiveenteroinvasiveerythroinvasivehyperinvasivehypoinvasiveinvasive carpinvasive exoticinvasivelyinvasivenessinvasive speciesinvasivityinvasivoreinvasivorismmicroinvasiveminiinvasiveminimally invasivemyoinvasiveneuroinvasivenoninvasivepanvasivepharmacoinvasive

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
invariableB2invariablyB2invasionB1invectiveinventA2inventionA2

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