overgrowing
Becoming too dense
Overgrowing is the present participle of overgrow, describing vegetation or growth that spreads beyond normal or desirable limits.
A garden may be overgrowing its boundaries, or weeds may be overgrowing a neglected path.
The term can also describe something becoming covered or obscured by unchecked growth: Ivy was overgrowing the old stone wall.
Figuratively, it suggests anything expanding past its proper scope or overwhelming what was there before.
Aggressive Asian climbing plant
noxious · non-native · infestation · outcompete · colonize · aggressive · monoculture · exotic
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- jungleDense tropical forest
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- brambleThorny wild shrub
vines · brushwood · scrubland · bushland · weeds · shrubbery · untamed · unmanaged
Richly abundant in growth
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- verdantLush with plants
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
teeming · thriving · exuberant · dense · thick · rank · riotous · jungle-like
Extending over space
- multiplyingIncreasing by repeated addition
- expandingGrowing in scope
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
- surgingRising with sudden force
propagating · reproducing · escalating · rambling · sprawling · creeping · climbing · trailing
kudzu
Aggressive Asian climbing plant
weed · noxious · non-native · infestation · outcompete · colonize · aggressive · monoculture · exotic · destructive
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- jungleDense tropical forest
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
bramble · vines · brushwood · scrubland · bushland · weeds · shrubbery · untamed · unmanaged · natural
lush
Richly abundant in growth
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- verdantLush with plants
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
profuse · teeming · thriving · exuberant · dense · thick · rank · riotous · jungle-like · tangled
spreading
Extending over space
- multiplyingIncreasing by repeated addition
- expandingGrowing in scope
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
surging · propagating · reproducing · escalating · rambling · sprawling · creeping · climbing · trailing · shooting
encroachment
Gradual intrusion on territory
engulf · swallow · creep · advance · spread · infiltrate · intrude · smother · choke · crowd
overgrowingwithering
Drying and declining
wilting · receding · shrinking · shriveling · stunted
overgrowingretreating
Moving back from advance
receding · contracting · withdrawing · shrinking back · clearing
overgrowingpruned
Cut away excess growth
trimmed · manicured · cultivated · maintained · groomed
grow, growth, growing, grown, grew, grows, grower, overgrown, undergrowth