Synonyms of raid

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noun

ˈrād 

1

as in invasion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory

repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invasion
• incursion
• strike
• descent
• assault
• foray
• onslaught
• siege
• bombardment
• inroad
• rush
• storm
• irruption
• plunder
• ambush
• pillage
• offensive
• aggression
• air raid
• offense
• sortie
• onset
• charge
• counterattack
• surprise
• coup de main
• trap
• blitzkrieg
• blitz
• counteroffensive
• sally
• ambuscade
• counterstrike
• counterassault
• counteraggression

2

as in attack

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• offensive
• strike
• offense
• onslaught
• attempt
• aggression
• bombardment
• rush
• blitz
• blitzkrieg
• onset
• invasion
• bombing
• ambush
• incursion
• counterattack
• charge
• coup de main
• siege
• barrage
• descent
• counteroffensive
• sortie
• air raid
• sack
• breakthrough
• foray
• ambuscade
• pillage
• envelopment
• counterstrike
• counterassault
• storm
• counteraggression
• volley
• flanking
• sally
• hail
• ravage
• salvo
• fusillade
• cannonade
• whammy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defense
• guard
• resistance
• security
• opposition
• shield
• protection
• defensive
• shelter

raid

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verb

1

as in to invade

to enter for conquest or plunder

a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invade
• attack
• ravage
• dominate
• occupy
• overrun
• conquer
• loot
• sack
• plunder
• assault
• foray (into)
• overcome
• pillage
• strip
• combat
• war (with)
• storm
• fight
• subdue
• overwhelm
• subjugate
• subject
• despoil
• ransack
• vanquish
• trespass
• strike
• encroach
• rush
• besiege
• harass
• battle
• maraud
• garrison
• overpower
• clash (with)
• assail
• beset
• blockade
• crush
• infringe
• charge
• beleaguer
• invest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• defend
• guard
• safeguard
• ward
• shield
• resist
• oppose
• withstand
• yield (to)
• submit (to)
• repel
• surrender (to)
• defy
• succumb (to)
• cede (to)
• capitulate (to)

2

as in to attack

to take sudden, violent action against

the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• storm
• strike
• ambush
• rob
• charge
• set at
• invade
• turn (on)
• set on
• descend (on or upon)
• rush
• set upon
• fly at
• swarm
• jump (on)
• assail
• tear into
• beset
• mob
• trash
• pitch into
• go in (on)
• pounce (on or upon)
• sic
• round on
• bushwhack
• beat up on
• sack
• go at
• loot
• surprise
• bomb
• light into
• flank
• nuke
• besiege
• plunder
• blitz
• waylay
• gang up (on)
• barrage
• ravage
• pillage
• bum-rush
• bombard
• buffet
• cannon
• mug
• batter
• plaster
• foray
• ambuscade
• overrun
• harry
• bang away (at)
• cannonade
• press
• envelop
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• secure
• defend
• cover
• guard
• shield

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raid

Noun

Amateur historian James Bailey says colonial documents suggest Thomas Jones, namesake of New York’s Jones Beach, helped notorious pirate Henry Every evade capture after a bloody 1695 raid. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Immigration enforcement has his pal Rosemary Garcia invested, too, specifically the ICE raids in Minneapolis. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

In January, the FBI raided the Fulton County election office in Georgia and seized election materials in connection with the 2020 election. — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

In August, agents seized Swalwell’s electronic devices and raided his Washington home, even briefly holding the former lawmaker at San Francisco International Airport, a person familiar with the inquiry told The Times. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing raid

• air raid