Invasive vs. Evasive

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  • Invasive (adjective)

    That invades a foreign country using military force.

  • Invasive (adjective)

    Relating to military aggression generally.

  • Invasive (adjective)

    That grows in environments which do not harbor natural enemes, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.

    “an invasive species”

  • Invasive (adjective)

    (of a carcinoma etc) That invades healthy tissue; (of a procedure) in which part of the body is entered

  • Invasive (adjective)

    Intrusive on one’s privacy.

  • Invasive (adjective)

    Coming from outside; originating externally.

  • Invasive (noun)

    An invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.

  • Evasive (adjective)

    Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.

  • Evasive (adjective)

    Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.

Wiktionary
  • Invasive (adjective)

    tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully

    “patients suffering from invasive cancer”

  • Invasive (adjective)

    tending to intrude on a person’s thoughts or privacy

    “the sound of the piano was invasive”

  • Invasive (adjective)

    (of medical procedures) involving the introduction of instruments or other objects into the body or body cavities

    “minimally invasive surgery”

  • Evasive (adjective)

    tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

    “she was evasive about her phone number”

  • Evasive (adjective)

    directed towards avoidance or escape

    “they decided to take evasive action”

Oxford Dictionary

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