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

Cyrus, who becomes an administrator of veterans’ benefits, leaves his sons such large sums that Charles (Mike Faist) concludes that the old man must have raided his agency’s funds. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Eleven current and former Ford Heights officials are facing 79 felony charges after investigators raided the Village Hall on Thursday to execute a search warrant. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Metro Narcotics agents on Thursday raided the Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, located on the 100 block of Heritage Drive in Oxford, officials said. — Anthony Cusumano, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

In 2003, Neverland Ranch was raided by police as part of an investigation into child molestation allegations against Jackson made by a minor. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

In 2008 the government raided the FLDS’s Yearning for Zion compound near Eldorado, Texas. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

After years of litigation and calls to animal services, Upland police raided two units operated by owner Ewa Konca, resulting in hundreds of cats being moved to neighboring city, county and private shelters. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Moise was killed in an attack at his home early on July 7, 2021, after a group raided his private residence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The church — also called the Church of Ambrosia — was raided by the police in 2020. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026