Meaning & use
invasive
Tending to spread aggressively and cause harm, or involving entry into the body through surgery.
See it in a sentence
The lake is now overrun by an invasive fish species that outcompetes native fish.
Doctors preferred a less invasive procedure that avoided a large surgical incision.
A note on using this word
Invasive describes both harmful spreading species in ecology and procedures that penetrate the body in medicine.
Words with a similar meaning
aggressiveintrusive
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Words with an opposite meaning
nativenoninvasive
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