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• withdrawn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

Below, landscaping experts share the most common reasons crabgrass is invading your lawn. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

What's Ivy's message to those who oppose biological males invading Canadian women's golf? — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Yet, in contending with the invading species, Denise is fashioned into a female action hero more in keeping with the epoch of director Quentin Tarantino than with that of President Ronald Reagan. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

School administrators argue the push is about detecting threats to safety or potential self-harm, but critics say the technology is invading student privacy. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2026

Pyongyang has long denounced the joint drills, calling them a rehearsal for invading the North. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

One of the most persistent false dichotomies in tech policy is the belief that protecting users, particularly minors, requires invading their privacy. — Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Crayfish are the latest non-native species invading the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam, threatening to spread into the Grand Canyon. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026