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

Campus crime data also show the university has recorded more than 100 reported rapes between 2022 and 2024, according to its Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 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 fighting has fueled additional killings, rapes and for-ransom kidnappings. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 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

Around 1989, over 70 women were raped in a string of incidents police referred to as the Green Chain rapes. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026

Verb

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