Synonyms of raped

raped

verb

past tense of rape

as in violated

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

the defendant accused of raping the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violated
• assaulted
• forced
• ravished
• molested
• deflowered
• date raped
• gang raped
• pawed
• defiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raped

Brooks, 19, was a student at LSU when she was hit by a car and killed after a group of men allegedly raped her, then dumped her out of a vehicle on a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, highway in 2023, and drove off. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Haiti has no fully functioning government, its capital is largely controlled by gangs and the United Nations issued a warning late last month about a surge in women and girls being raped, often by armed groups. — The Miami Herald Editorial Board, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Fighters raped the girls and married them against their will. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The filing alleged that West attempted to vaginally penetrate her with his fingers, forcibly kissed her, and orally raped her during a 2021 work trip, among other claims. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Medusa is raped by Poseidon, but because Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple, Athena takes it as an affront and blames Medusa, cursing her by turning her hair into snakes. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026

In the mid-2010s, Doe and another man broke into a 16-year-old girl’s home, restrained her father and another boy and raped her before setting the house on fire. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

In one case, a witness known as Kate reported that her captors had filmed her being raped by a dog—an extraordinary allegation. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

There she was raped by the family’s son and contracted a venereal disease that would take years of painful treatments to cure. — Air Mail, 25 July 2026