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

The United Nations has issued a warning about an alarming surge in women and girls being raped in Haiti, many of them homeless after being forced out of their homes and neighborhoods by armed gangs. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 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

Two soldiers who initially seemed kind took her into the jungle, held her at gunpoint and raped her while holding her mouth shut to stifle her screams. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

The show’s story follows an intimacy coordinator who lands a job on a major film only to discover the director is the same man who raped her years earlier. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

The women alleged they were often choked by the brothers, sometimes to the point of passing out, before being raped. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026