Home › Words › A › accroachmentaccroachmentaccroachment means an encroachment; usurpation.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, accroachment ranks #9,842 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyCompare French accrochement.nounAn encroachment; usurpation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.encroachment 81% match — An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion. vs accroachment →encroacher 72% match — One who encroaches. vs accroachment →encroaching 71% match — That encroaches. vs accroachment →encroach 70% match — to seize, appropriate vs accroachment →encroachingly 69% match — In an encroaching manner. vs accroachment →usurping 66% match — usurpation vs accroachment →interloping 66% match — An act of intrusion or encroachment. vs accroachment →inroad 64% match — An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion. vs accroachment →