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

Police raided the home several times but failed to find the painting. — Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- at a museum in the Spanish city of Villena, taking most of the 50-plus mainly gold bracelets, bowls, bottles and other items on display. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Mundubile, who rejected the election result as neither free nor fair, had been in hiding since security forces raided his Lusaka home during the election period. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Agents then raided the Wynwood apartment and found 540 kilos (almost 1,200 pounds) of cocaine, $3 million in cash, 14 firearms and more than 100 rounds of armor-piercing bullets, prosecutors say. — David Goodhue august 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

In 2020, Hamburg police raided Serop Simonian’s home and his Dionysos gallery; Dib was the manager of the gallery. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said armed men raided the community late Sunday, setting fire to homes and killing residents. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

That summer, Detroit was paralyzed by a violent uprising, which erupted after the city’s predominantly white police force raided a night club in a Black neighborhood. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Court records show that only one of the suits, on behalf of a woman and three children whose apartment was allegedly raided three separate times, remains open. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026