Synonyms of invaded

invaded

verb

past tense of invade

as in raided

to enter for conquest or plunder

a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raided
• ravaged
• dominated
• attacked
• conquered
• occupied
• overran
• plundered
• encroached
• stormed
• overcame
• subjugated
• assaulted
• pillaged
• overwhelmed
• despoiled
• stripped
• vanquished
• ransacked
• looted
• besieged
• sacked
• subdued
• subjected
• forayed (into)
• fought
• assailed
• overpowered
• harassed
• trespassed
• marauded
• rushed
• beset
• struck
• infringed
• crushed
• combated
• battled
• blockaded
• garrisoned
• beleaguered
• clashed (with)
• charged
• warred (with)
• invested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• defended
• guarded
• safeguarded
• shielded
• opposed
• resisted
• repelled
• submitted (to)
• withstood
• defied
• warded
• yielded (to)
• surrendered (to)
• ceded (to)
• succumbed (to)
• capitulated (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invaded

The relentless daily attacks underscore the lack of significant progress in diplomatic efforts to end the fighting more than four years after Russia invaded its neighbor. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The war's relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting, more than four years after Russia invaded its neighbor. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Russia was also holding the vote in the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow claimed after the war began but still does not fully control, and in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia invaded in 2014. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

When Hitler invaded her country, Charlotte, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, was forced to flee to the United States. — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026

And there’s no The Betrayers the movie without the original novel of the same name that Bezmozgis published in 2014, just before Russia invaded Ukraine. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Yellow starthistle, a spiky winter plant, has invaded more than 12 million acres in the Golden State, the California Invasive Plant Council said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

By contrast, diesel has been on an upward trajectory since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

After Germany invaded Norway in 1940, King Haakon VII and the Norwegian government fled to Britain and set up a government-in-exile in London. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026