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

From garage tech to global powerhouse When Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for foreign military aid from the West and exhorted his countrymen to build makeshift weapons for the resistance. — Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026

After Putin invaded Ukraine, Western governments grabbed almost two dozen luxury vessels to punish him and his cronies. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, for example, several contractors initially outperformed—but, according to a Fisher Investment analysis, much of those gains had already occurred before the invasion. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

Extreme pressure is building in Middle East that could send Brent oil prices above the 2022 high of $128 per barrel after Russia invaded Ukraine, Croft said. — Spencer Kimball,chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Great Britain declared war on Germany after the Germans invaded Belgium. — USA Today, 21 July 2026

Seven months after the essay appeared, Putin invaded Ukraine. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Beregovsky and other academics from the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences were evacuated to the eastern republic of Bashkir. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026