Synonyms of invades

invades

verb

present tense third-person singular of invade

as in raids

to enter for conquest or plunder

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raids
• dominates
• ravages
• conquers
• occupies
• attacks
• encroaches
• overcomes
• overruns
• overwhelms
• plunders
• subdues
• forays (into)
• besieges
• subjugates
• overpowers
• vanquishes
• despoils
• assails
• ransacks
• loots
• harasses
• besets
• assaults
• pillages
• strips
• rushes
• storms
• strikes
• wars (with)
• subjects
• infringes
• fights
• sacks
• combats
• crushes
• trespasses
• marauds
• clashes (with)
• battles
• invests
• blockades
• charges
• beleaguers
• garrisons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• defends
• shields
• opposes
• resists
• guards
• safeguards
• defies
• repels
• withstands
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• wards
• surrenders (to)
• succumbs (to)
• cedes (to)
• capitulates (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invades

After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Evil Dead Burn follows a family whose lives are torn apart after a demonic spirit invades their home in the wake of a death. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Moisture invades your porch cushions and flooring, leading to the growth of mold, mildew, and algae. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

The devil invades a Georgetown home, and holy men have quite the job to do on a demonic little girl. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Smoke invades their businesses, even their sleep Inside MV Automotive at East Olympic Boulevard and Alma Avenue, Manny Villasenor, whose father owns the mechanic shop, said the smoke had forced him to close earlier. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

The monstrous entity that invades their little circle tests that comforting intimacy. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 June 2026

As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves. — William Earl, Variety, 12 June 2026

The video shows the religious leader begging the Lebanese Army not to withdraw from southern Lebanon, as Israel invades. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026