Synonyms of raiding

raiding 1 of 2

noun

as in looting

Related Words

• looting
• plundering
• robbery
• pillaging
• marauding
• depredation
• plunder
• despoliation
• piracy
• sacking
• pirating
• despoilment
• privateering

raiding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of raid

1

as in invading

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

• invading
• ravaging
• attacking
• dominating
• conquering
• occupying
• overrunning
• plundering
• looting
• pillaging
• ransacking
• marauding
• sacking
• stripping
• overcoming
• storming
• fighting
• subjugating
• assaulting
• encroaching
• subduing
• despoiling
• foraying (into)
• vanquishing
• subjecting
• combating
• besieging
• harassing
• assailing
• rushing
• overpowering
• blockading
• battling
• crushing
• overwhelming
• trespassing
• infringing
• besetting
• clashing (with)
• garrisoning
• charging
• warring (with)
• striking
• beleaguering
• investing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• defending
• guarding
• safeguarding
• shielding
• opposing
• resisting
• withstanding
• warding
• repelling
• yielding (to)
• submitting (to)
• defying
• surrendering (to)
• succumbing (to)
• ceding (to)
• capitulating (to)

2

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• assaulting
• storming
• robbing
• ambushing
• striking
• charging
• invading
• swarming
• rushing
• assailing
• turning (on)
• descending (on or upon)
• flying at
• bushwhacking
• trashing
• siccing
• jumping (on)
• setting on
• going in (on)
• besetting
• setting at
• tearing into
• setting upon
• pouncing (on or upon)
• pitching into
• going at
• beating up on
• sacking
• plundering
• looting
• besieging
• flanking
• bombing
• rounding on
• waylaying
• mobbing
• lighting into
• pillaging
• nuking
• surprising
• mugging
• blitzing
• ravaging
• bombarding
• bum-rushing
• battering
• ganging up (on)
• cannoning
• beleaguering
• harrying
• buffeting
• cannonading
• barraging
• overrunning
• banging away (at)
• ambuscading
• plastering
• enveloping
• pressing
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• securing
• covering
• defending
• guarding
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raiding

Verb

An increasing number of Americans are raiding their retirement funds to tackle debt. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Preventing undesirable baboon behaviour, like raiding food, is easier than trying to tackle it once it’s become engrained. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Turkish authorities launched an unprecedented crackdown on the country’s LGBT community on Sunday, raiding gay bars and shutting down activist organizations, in what the government said are efforts to protect Turkey’s family values. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

On Sunday, Turkish authorities cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, detaining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Police won’t be raiding movie theaters or restaurants in search of juveniles, according to CMPD. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Nearly 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes were found by police raiding Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

As soon as movies could tell stories, their makers started raiding literary classics for material. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026