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• withdrawn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

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

Centuries passed, and the abbey went through the typical cycles of decline and renewal, fire and renovation, until 1792, when an invading army (the French) claimed the monks' worldly possessions as their own—and kicked them out. — CBS News, 1 May 2026

The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

The men were sent to CECOT in March after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, declaring the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua an invading force. — Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026

This implies the collection may have been buried to keep the coins from being seized by the invading Confederate army. — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025

Verb

Frantic skirmishes between the family and the beast take place as the house floods, and eventually the invading creature is tangled up in a trap. — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

But when his ice cream-eating schoolmates begin slaughtering their parents overnight, seemingly fueled by the wafting sound of the truck jingle and old-timey black-and-white animations invading their phones, Jared seems like the lucky one. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

His work has often been criticized for belittling women and invading the privacy of others. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026

Over the centuries, the church has been dismantled and reassembled several times, while managing to survive invading armies and the Bolshevik Revolution. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

In 1982, invading Israeli forces occupied the city, withdrawing three years later. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

The way the film gets to that epic crossover moment is a little messy — Peter’s intentions of trying to rehabilitate invading villains like Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) and the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) are noble but sadly naïve in a frustrating way. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026

And, on the other other hand, warmer winters could accelerate the northward spread of pine processionary caterpillars, which are already invading southern Germany. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Russia has repeatedly blocked access to Telegram, even before invading Ukraine. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026