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Synonyms for raid

  • noun

Most common

attack invasion incursion irruption

All synonyms

Noun

1. Attack — A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle

attack, incursion, foray, invasion, inroad

Other

rape, irruption

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

Related words

Word family
raider
Phrases
air raid siren

Forms

Plural
raids → attacks, incursions, forays, invasions…

Example sentences

  • attack The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
  • invasion Taiwan is preparing itself for a Chinese invasion.
  • incursion We should resist the incursion of the English language.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
raidrising
attacksteady
invasionsteady
incursionrising
irruptionrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rape1
5 letters
foray2
6 letters
attack2, inroad2
8 letters
invasion3
9 letters
incursion3, irruption

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foray2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
raid