Synonyms of raping

raping

verb

present participle of rape

as in violating

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

• violating
• assaulting
• forcing
• ravishing
• molesting
• deflowering
• date raping
• gang raping
• pawing
• defiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raping

Prosecutors alleged that Tal, Oren and Alon often met women through dating or their social contacts before raping them. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Freire is accused of raping one of the women while she was incapacitated. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

In a court filing two months later requesting a temporary restraining order, Annemarie Wiley accused him of raping her four separate times. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The three brothers addressed the court before they were sentenced and continued to deny drugging or raping women, the AP reported. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Three years after being convicted of raping two women, Danny Masterson on Tuesday saw his appeal hopes disappear and allegations that Scientology was unfairly dragged into his two trials rejected — at least for now. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

At trial, prosecutors showed the jury a video of Oren Alexander raping an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in 2009. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

In a statement released by Acton's campaign, her brother, Philip Stearns, said the two were removed from their mother Donna Arthur's custody as children after their stepfather, Arthur's husband, was indicted for raping Acton as a child. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Oren is charged with raping one woman in Miami Beach in 2017. — Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026