Synonyms of invaders

invaders

noun

plural of invader

as in raiders

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

• raiders
• attackers
• aggressors
• militants
• assailants
• plunderers
• ambushers
• pillagers
• combatants
• hawks
• initiators
• instigators
• militarists
• warmongers
• belligerents
• war hawks
• jingoists
• ambuscaders
• forayers
• jingoes
• cobelligerents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenders
• pacifists
• doves
• peacemakers
• nonbelligerents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invaders

Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Of course, all kingdoms are susceptible to invaders, and SaaS is no exception. — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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

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