Synonyms for incursion
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Noun
1. Invasion
invasion, encroachment, raid, assault, foray, inroad, aggression, irruption
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Definitions
- n. 1
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.
Related words
- Word family
- incursionist incur incursive
Forms
- Plural
- incursions → invasions, encroachments, raids, assaults…
Example sentences
- assault Tom currently faces charges of aggravated assault.
- invasion Taiwan is preparing itself for a Chinese invasion.
- raid They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.
- penetration What's Algeria's total mobile phone penetration?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incursion | rising | |
| assault | rising | |
| invasion | steady | |
| raid | rising | |
| encroachment | falling | |
| penetration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- raid1
- 5 letters
- foray2
- 6 letters
- inroad2
- 7 letters
- assault2
- 8 letters
- invasion3
- 9 letters
- irruption
- 10 letters
- aggression3
- 11 letters
- penetration4
- 12 letters
- encroachment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foray2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- incursion