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

Lymph nodes are where T cells and B cells encounter foreign invaders and mount a defense. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

Lymph nodes are where T cells and B cells encounter foreign invaders and mount a defense response. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

The invaders’ command-and-control systems were lumbering even before Ukraine began attacking them in earnest. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

The match was briefly interrupted in the 32nd minute when at least three pitch invaders made their way onto the field, forcing officials to stop play while security responded. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Determined to understand what is really going on, two teenagers begin an investigation that leads them to challenge the invaders, their town’s conformity and their own uncertainties. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026

Randy Quaid played the tipsy Vietnam vet and former alien abductee Russell Casse, who ultimately delivers righteous vengeance upon Earth’s otherworldly invaders. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026