Synonyms of invading

invading 1 of 2

adjective

as in insolent

Related Words

• insolent
• impudent
• trespassing
• brazen
• interfering
• bumptious
• meddling
• intrusive
• inquisitive
• impertinent
• intruding
• meddlesome
• pushing
• prying
• busy
• curious
• obtrusive
• harassing
• officious
• pushy
• annoying
• bold
• protrusive
• nosy
• rude
• pestiferous
• snoopy
• presumptuous
• overbearing
• presuming
• superserviceable

Dissimilar Words

• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• uninvolved
• silent
• quiet
• retiring
• reserved
• reclusive
• inhibited
• restrained
• reticent
• subdued
• hands-off
• taciturn

invading

2 of 2

verb

present participle of invade

as in raiding

to enter for conquest or plunder

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raiding
• ravaging
• attacking
• dominating
• conquering
• occupying
• overrunning
• encroaching
• overcoming
• plundering
• marauding
• assaulting
• subduing
• subjugating
• storming
• pillaging
• besieging
• despoiling
• stripping
• vanquishing
• fighting
• ransacking
• subjecting
• looting
• sacking
• assailing
• foraying (into)
• harassing
• combating
• overwhelming
• overpowering
• rushing
• battling
• besetting
• trespassing
• infringing
• crushing
• blockading
• garrisoning
• striking
• clashing (with)
• warring (with)
• charging
• beleaguering
• investing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• defending
• guarding
• safeguarding
• opposing
• shielding
• resisting
• repelling
• warding
• withstanding
• defying
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• surrendering (to)
• succumbing (to)
• ceding (to)
• capitulating (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invading

Adjective

Their isolation continued after the decline of the Nazi party, as the Hofer parents feared any contact with the invading Soviet army. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Even when the effects are more subtle, the relationship between genome and transposon seems to sometimes go deeper than that of a host adapting to an invading, self-interested genetic force. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

In 2025, the administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, described them as an invading force, and sent detainees to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people will file past the ancient 70-meter (230-foot) embroidery, taking in its 600 human characters and 58 scenes that relate the events of 1066 – the last time England was successfully overrun by an invading force. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Rather than treating young people as an invading force, Detroit can build a partnership with them to devise a flexible, responsive and sustainable strategy that supports the whole community. — Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

The 74-day war was sparked when the then-military government in Argentina landed an invading force on the islands and ended with a British victory that followed hundreds of casualties on both sides. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Normally, the innate immune system’s job is to provide a rapid, nonspecific response to an invading pathogen and to alert other, more specialized immune cells to prepare for battle. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026

Perhaps 2 million people were killed, whether by execution, malnourishment or disease, before an invading Vietnamese force deposed the Khmer Rouge in 1979. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026

Verb

Without proper circulation, harmful fungi have an optimal environment for invading your lawn. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026

This logic has endured since 1935, when the League of Nations sanctioned Italy for invading Ethiopia, in the hope that doing so would induce Italy to call off its invasion or at least temper its ambitions. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

What makes this duty the more urgent is the fact, that the country so overrun is not our own, but ours is the invading army. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Movement of the cell’s membrane – driven by its internal cytoskeleton – will bend and wrap around the invading particle, pinching off a tiny bubble that carries it inside. — Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Starlink has become especially crucial in Ukraine, which has depended on the satellite internet system for military communications and to help launch drones against invading Russia. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

The package had been meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Paola Nicolaides was 12 years old in 1974, when her family fled their home in the capital, Nicosia, escaping the invading Turkish army. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

It's meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026