Synonyms for infiltration
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-fil-trey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn fɪlˈtreɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for infiltration Other synonyms for the word infiltration
- admixture
- adulteration
- alloy
- alteration
- amalgam
- amalgamation
- assimilation
- association
- batter
- blend
- brew
- carriage
- carrying
- combine
- combo
- commixture
- composite
- compound
- concoction
- confection
- conglomeration
- conveyance
- cross
- crossing
- diffusion
- discharge
- dough
- entrance
- entrenchment
- flow
- forced entrance
- forcing
- fusion
- goulash
- grab bag
- hodgepodge
- hybrid
- hybridization
- incorporation
- infraction
- ingress
- insertion
- interfusion
- intrusion
- invasion
- irruption
- jumble
- maraud
- mash
- medley
- mélange
- merger
- mingling
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mix
- mixed bag
- mosaic
- motion
- movement
- offense
- offensive
- onslaught
- osmosis
- overstepping
- package
- passage
- patchwork
- penetration
- percolation
- perforation
- permeation
- piercing
- portage
- potpourri
- punching
- raid
- salmagundi
- saturation
- seepage
- shift
- shipment
- soup
- stabbing
- stew
- thrusting
- transfer
- transference
- transfusion
- transgression
- transport
- transporting
- travel
- traverse
- trespass
- union
- usurpation
- variety
- violation
Définition of infiltration
Origin :- early 15c., "a knitting together," noun of action from infiltrate. In physics, from 1796. Figurative sense of "a passing into" (anything immaterial) is from 1840; military sense of "stealthy penetration of enemy lines" dates from 1930.
- As in incursion : noun invasion
- As in invasion : noun attack, encroachment
- As in mix/mixture : noun assortment, combination
- As in transit : noun transportation
- As in mixture : noun combination
- As in penetration : noun act of entering
- As in seepage : noun leakage
- There was an infiltration of a western quality into all of these.
- Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
- It has crept in as an infiltration, as one might call it, from the democratic system.
- Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet
- In a few cases the lungs showed some infiltration with blood.
- Extract from : « Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease » by Albert Cornelius Crawford
- Hence, the infiltration of the country with the best the towns contain.
- Extract from : « The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky » by James Lane Allen
- The liquid remains in it quite well, without any trace of infiltration.
- Extract from : « Bramble-bees and Others » by J. Henri Fabre
- This would find its way by infiltration into the interior of the nut.
- Extract from : « Animals of the Past » by Frederic A. Lucas
- The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
- Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
- At first, there appeared to be nothing serious in the infiltration.
- Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
- In midwinter, when the infiltration is reduced to a minimum, the motion is least.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863 » by Various
- The water supplied by infiltration no doubt repairs the loss to a great degree.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863 » by Various
Antonyms for infiltration
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