Synonyms of rapes

rapes 1 of 2

noun

plural of rape

1

as in violations

the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse

an international law defining rape as a war crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violations
• assaults
• sexual assaults
• ravishments

2

as in abductions

the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal

the legend of the rape of the Sabine women by the ancient Romans was frequently depicted in classical art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abductions
• kidnappings
• hijackings
• snatches
• seizures
• impressments

rapes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rape

as in violates

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

• violates
• assaults
• forces
• ravishes
• molests
• deflowers
• date rapes
• gang rapes
• paws
• defiles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rapes

Noun

In DeKalb, homicides went up from 16 to 18, and rapes increased from 35 to 46. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

The office cautioned that the actual number of rapes are likely higher due because many cases go unreported by the victims due to fear of reprisal and stigmatization. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Germany recorded 751 cases categorized as group rapes in 2025, according to the federal government’s response to a parliamentary inquiry submitted by the opposition Alternative für Deutschland party. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

The statute of limitations on these rapes expired decades ago. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Meanwhile, at least 681 rapes were reported from January to July 2025, with activists noting that unreported cases are much higher. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

Three men, including Jackman, have all been tied to serial rapes in the Westport area in the 1980s. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

The forensic scientists were able to pull a partial print from the crime scene and later matched it to Robert Napper — a man who had already been convicted of killing Bisset and her daughter and been connected to a string of rapes. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Verb

In that film’s story, Insiang (Hilda Koronel) metes out revenge against Dado (Ruel Vernal), her hateful mother’s lover, who rapes her after rejecting his advances. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Through these photos, Dominique Pelicot is not ‘just’ casting an incestuous gaze on me, as was said during the investigation and the Mazan rapes trial. — Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026

And when her brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando), rapes her, her descent into madness was made all the more vivid and believable by Leigh's precise depiction of vulnerability and instability. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

The girl vomited and went to lie down where Marino allegedly rapes her, the prosecutor added. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

Soon after police arrested Bernardo for the Scarborough rapes, he and Homolka were also linked to the murders of three teenage girls between 1990 and 1992, according to CTV News. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

At the end of that game, Alma psychically rapes the protagonist, a psychic soldier named Beckett, and becomes pregnant with another child. — Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025

Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail. — Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024

Donald treats Ivana with similar contempt, and then rapes her. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024