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foray
Synonyms and Antonyms of foray
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post Synonyms descent, raid, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruptionRelated Words pillage, plunder; aggression, assault, coup de main, offense (or offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, rush, siege, storm, strike; charge, sally, sortie; ambuscade, ambush, surprise (also surprize), trap; air raid, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment; counteraggression, counterassault, counterattack, counteroffensive, counterstrike
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