Synonyms of raids

raids 1 of 2

noun

plural of raid

1

as in invasions

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory

repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invasions
• incursions
• forays
• strikes
• descents
• onslaughts
• inroads
• assaults
• irruptions
• bombardments
• sieges
• rushes
• storms
• offensives
• aggressions
• ambushes
• plunders
• sorties
• offenses
• pillages
• air raids
• sallies
• onsets
• counterattacks
• ambuscades
• charges
• counteroffensives
• traps
• blitzes
• surprises
• coups de main
• blitzkriegs
• counterstrikes
• counterassaults
• counteraggressions

2

as in attacks

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

• attacks
• assaults
• offensives
• offenses
• strikes
• onslaughts
• aggressions
• attempts
• bombardments
• invasions
• incursions
• rushes
• blitzes
• ambushes
• counterattacks
• bombings
• onsets
• blitzkriegs
• charges
• sieges
• barrages
• coups de main
• descents
• counteroffensives
• sorties
• ambuscades
• forays
• sallies
• air raids
• counterstrikes
• breakthroughs
• envelopments
• sacks
• ravages
• pillages
• counterassaults
• volleys
• storms
• cannonades
• counteraggressions
• fusillades
• salvos
• hails
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenses
• guards
• shields
• defensives
• resistances
• securities
• oppositions
• shelters
• protections

raids

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of raid

1

as in invades

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

• invades
• attacks
• ravages
• dominates
• forays (into)
• overruns
• conquers
• loots
• occupies
• assaults
• plunders
• sacks
• subjects
• fights
• storms
• strips
• wars (with)
• ransacks
• despoils
• pillages
• combats
• overcomes
• battles
• encroaches
• strikes
• overwhelms
• subdues
• rushes
• clashes (with)
• subjugates
• marauds
• vanquishes
• besieges
• harasses
• blockades
• trespasses
• assails
• besets
• overpowers
• charges
• garrisons
• infringes
• crushes
• beleaguers
• invests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• shields
• guards
• defends
• safeguards
• resists
• opposes
• yields (to)
• wards
• submits (to)
• withstands
• repels
• defies
• surrenders (to)
• succumbs (to)
• cedes (to)
• capitulates (to)

2

as in assaults

to take sudden, violent action against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• storms
• strikes
• ambushes
• charges
• robs
• descends (on or upon)
• turns (on)
• jumps (on)
• invades
• rushes
• swarms
• rounds on
• sets on
• goes in (on)
• sets at
• pitches into
• sets upon
• tears into
• flies at
• besets
• assails
• mobs
• beats up on
• pounces (on or upon)
• bushwhacks
• bombs
• lights into
• trashes
• goes at
• surprises
• sics
• sacks
• loots
• blitzes
• flanks
• besieges
• ravages
• nukes
• waylays
• plunders
• gangs up (on)
• barrages
• forays
• pillages
• cannons
• ambuscades
• bombards
• bum-rushes
• mugs
• buffets
• cannonades
• beleaguers
• batters
• harries
• overruns
• bangs away (at)
• presses
• plasters
• envelops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shields
• protects
• covers
• defends
• secures
• guards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raids

Noun

After Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles, several people filed a lawsuit in July 2025 alleging authorities questioned them without justification. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

The raids were part of Operation Broken Blade, a federal crackdown on activity along the Figueroa corridor. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Will the full campaign be a substantial and varied experience or just grinding the same raids? — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

America’s Surprise Soft Power The reporting going into this World Cup was, from an American perspective, mostly negative, with stories of travel bans for foreign fans, possible ICE raids in or around stadiums, and sky-high ticket prices. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Coupled with fears of immigration raids and tariffs hitting artists and vendors, these overlapping factors may have caused attendees to simply stay home. — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

In seeing what was true spiritually, Elisha was enabled to choose compassion over conquest, and the result was that the Syrian raids ceased. — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

The scenarios were nothing more than window dressing—meant to evoke the chaotic night raids that would be our mission downrange. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

In January, the military government claimed the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and drug-manufacturing equipment, taken from a total of 12 drug production sites during a series of raids in the northern part of Shan state. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

Verb

In the character's final scene, as the DEA raids her rural compound, Laurie ties a rope around her neck and jumps from the roof of her home. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

In the meantime, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finally raids Laurie's property, thanks to the intel Rue had been giving them. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026

That figure has dwindled to around 3 percent as fewer candidates avail themselves of the money and Congress raids the fund for other things. — Adam Lashinsky, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2026

Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026

November raids By mid-November, law enforcement had collected enough evidence to conduct early-morning raids, including on North Carey Street at the home of Shawn Oliver. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025

Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025

Microsoft raids Google’s AI ranks Mustafa Suleyman, one of the founders of Google’s DeepMind, who is now head of Microsoft AI, is raiding his old company for talent, calling them personally on the phone with the promise that life at Microsoft has more of a startup vibe than Google does. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025