Synonyms of raided

raided

verb

past tense of raid

1

as in invaded

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

• invaded
• attacked
• ravaged
• dominated
• occupied
• conquered
• overran
• plundered
• looted
• pillaged
• ransacked
• stormed
• sacked
• stripped
• subjected
• assaulted
• forayed (into)
• overwhelmed
• despoiled
• overcame
• encroached
• assailed
• subdued
• subjugated
• besieged
• overpowered
• harassed
• vanquished
• fought
• marauded
• rushed
• trespassed
• combated
• blockaded
• struck
• beset
• battled
• clashed (with)
• crushed
• beleaguered
• infringed
• garrisoned
• charged
• warred (with)
• invested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• defended
• guarded
• shielded
• safeguarded
• opposed
• resisted
• submitted (to)
• withstood
• repelled
• warded
• defied
• yielded (to)
• surrendered (to)
• ceded (to)
• succumbed (to)
• capitulated (to)

2

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• stormed
• assaulted
• struck
• robbed
• ambushed
• charged
• invaded
• swarmed
• assailed
• rushed
• set at
• turned (on)
• trashed
• set on
• descended (on or upon)
• bushwhacked
• set upon
• jumped (on)
• went in (on)
• beset
• flew at
• rounded on
• sicced
• went at
• pitched into
• pounced (on or upon)
• tore into
• sacked
• bombed
• surprised
• lit into
• flanked
• besieged
• looted
• plundered
• mobbed
• blitzed
• pillaged
• waylaid
• beat up on
• bombarded
• ravaged
• mugged
• nuked
• battered
• ganged up (on)
• bum-rushed
• beleaguered
• barraged
• buffeted
• plastered
• overran
• ambuscaded
• cannonaded
• pressed
• enveloped
• harried
• cannoned
• banged away (at)
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secured
• covered
• protected
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raided

Members of the Montreal City Police Department found the weapon, a Glock 26, on August 30, 2024, when officers raided a home in relation to a kidnapping investigation, court records show. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

This has been an issue discussed by many across the ACC and Big 12 in previous weeks, wondering aloud what this would prevent in terms of being raided by the others, most notably the SEC. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

On June 21, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigned after his home was raided by the FBI amid an investigation into a district contract for an AI chatbot. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

In June, in an unrelated wire fraud probe, the FBI raided the homes and offices of the incoming and outgoing Contra Costa tax assessors, then subpoenaed information related to the Seeno family and Discovery Builders. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Odysseus’ men have set fire to Troy, blinded the Cyclops and raided the island of the Laestrygonians, repeatedly choosing their own interests over the virtue of xenia, or hospitality, that the film stresses is central to Greek culture. — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Agents also raided the Broward County home of a lobbyist connected to the contract. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

The first arrests were in March 2025, when Ecuadorian police detained 36 suspects and raided about 50 properties in that country, according to the Civil Guard. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Ontario residents gathered at Tuesday night's city council meeting to demand transparency from city leaders after the city's mayor pro tempore's home was raided by FBI agents last month. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026