Synonyms of invader

invader

noun

as in raider

one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause

vigilant defenders at the border were quick to repel the invaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raider
• attacker
• aggressor
• militant
• assailant
• plunderer
• ambusher
• initiator
• pillager
• hawk
• instigator
• combatant
• belligerent
• militarist
• warmonger
• jingoist
• war hawk
• ambuscader
• jingo
• forayer
• cobelligerent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defender
• pacifist
• dove
• peacemaker
• nonbelligerent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invader

Following their hot Sundance title Sasquatch Sunset, David and Nathan Zellner arrive in the Great White North with a sci-fi comedy about alien invaders, hellbent to conquer Earth, but in the form of a 1950s biker gang. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Using the format of a news broadcast, Welles announced an attack on New Jersey by invaders from Mars. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Schroeder’s team is used to taking on rural pests, like gophers, not urban invaders like rats. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

That winter, Pop was murdered in Los Angeles, shot three times in the torso by home invaders looking for an easy score. — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

The invaders take over quickly by laying hundreds of thousands of eggs at a time. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026

The incident marked the third time since 2021 that a MLS game has had a pitch invader of the under-5 set, The Athletic reported. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Audrey Hepburn gives one of her strongest performances as a blind woman battling home invaders in this terrifying suspense film based on a successful play by Frederick Knott. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Organisms that survive the Gulf’s high temperatures and salinity may be particularly capable invaders. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026