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Meaning of invasive in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
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Classifying Adjective
invasive
Definitions
1.
involving invasion or aggressive attack
Examples
« invasive war »
Synonyms
offensive
2.
gradually intrusive without right or permission
Examples
« we moved back from the encroaching tide »
« invasive tourists »
« trespassing hunters »
Synonyms
intrusive
Qualitative Adjective
invasive
Etymology
late Middle English: from obsolete French invasif, -ive or medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invadere (see invade)
Definitions
1.
relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
Antonyms
noninvasive
2.
marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
Examples
« invasive cancer cells »
Synonyms
aggressive
fast-growing(a)
Antonyms
confined