Synonyms of inroad

inroad

noun

ˈin-ˌrōd 

as in incursion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory

the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incursion
• invasion
• raid
• foray
• irruption
• descent
• strike
• onslaught
• assault
• rush
• plunder
• bombardment
• siege
• aggression
• onset
• offensive
• storm
• pillage
• surprise
• offense
• ambush
• sortie
• counterattack
• trap
• sally
• air raid
• ambuscade
• charge
• coup de main
• counteroffensive
• blitz
• blitzkrieg
• counteraggression
• counterassault
• counterstrike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inroad

Inside Colombia, tremors from the quake’s epicenter reached as far as the remote region of Chocó on Monday, where sparse inroads could potentially delay efforts to reach more than half a million residents, according to Grece. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Republicans think the fraud scandal, which led Walz to abandon his plans to run for a third term, gives them a rare opening to make inroads in an otherwise tough environment for the GOP. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Nurses, who make up the largest part of the health care workforce, are getting more vocal about the risks posed by clinical artificial intelligence to their jobs and patient care as the technology makes deeper inroads into the practice of medicine. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Rose had some inroads in Bourdain world, and eventually landed the guys a meeting with Bourdain’s longtime literary agent Kimberly Witherspoon and with Ottavia Busia, his widow and mother of his child. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

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