INVADING Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in insolent

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verb

present participle of invade

as in raiding

to enter for conquest or plunder a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries

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Rather than treating young people as an invading force, Detroit can build a partnership with them to devise a flexible, responsive and sustainable strategy that supports the whole community. — Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 The 74-day war was sparked when the then-military government in Argentina landed an invading force on the islands and ended with a British victory that followed hundreds of casualties on both sides. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Normally, the innate immune system’s job is to provide a rapid, nonspecific response to an invading pathogen and to alert other, more specialized immune cells to prepare for battle. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026 Perhaps 2 million people were killed, whether by execution, malnourishment or disease, before an invading Vietnamese force deposed the Khmer Rouge in 1979. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 Centuries passed, and the abbey went through the typical cycles of decline and renewal, fire and renovation, until 1792, when an invading army (the French) claimed the monks' worldly possessions as their own—and kicked them out. — CBS News, 1 May 2026 The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026 The men were sent to CECOT in March after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, declaring the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua an invading force. — Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026 This implies the collection may have been buried to keep the coins from being seized by the invading Confederate army. — Justin Pot, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025

Verb

Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 On top of that, nature was always invading, and the property spread over 12 acres. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 My hobbies include invading star systems, dominating species, and watching the Lovejoy box set. — Richard Hall, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The greybeards will take on the suicide mission of storming the castle walls, erecting ladders, and invading the city while arrows and rocks rain down on them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 But when his ice cream-eating schoolmates begin slaughtering their parents overnight, seemingly fueled by the wafting sound of the truck jingle and old-timey black-and-white animations invading their phones, Jared seems like the lucky one. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 His work has often been criticized for belittling women and invading the privacy of others. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Over the centuries, the church has been dismantled and reassembled several times, while managing to survive invading armies and the Bolshevik Revolution. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In 1982, invading Israeli forces occupied the city, withdrawing three years later. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for invading

Adjective

That meant going their own way, being a little insolent and being arrogant.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.

— Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Definition of insolent

Verb

Police won’t be raiding movie theaters or restaurants in search of juveniles, according to CMPD.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
In September of 2022, Spanish police arrested an Irishman suspected of laundering money for the Kinahan organization after raiding a property in Malaga on the Costa del Sol.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of raiding

Verb

The boy was infected with an ultra-rare amoeba known for ravaging the brain.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Firefighters stand by their vehicle as the battle a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde).

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of ravaging

Adjective

Four suspects pulled off a brazen smash-and-grab robbery inside a Woodbridge, New Jersey, jewelry store over the weekend.

— Nick Caloway, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
In one of the most brazen moments captured on camera, investigators said the suspects pointed a firearm at the interior door connecting a garage to a home, apparently waiting for a homeowner to emerge.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of brazen

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New arrival Maghnes Akliouche adds another attacking option this summer, while the signing of Lucas Digne from Villa gives this particular fixture an early subplot, with the full-back facing his old club straight out of the gate.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Three men are charged with attacking a CBS News Chicago crew near the Adler Planetarium at the end of June, before pointing a gun at people in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood before they were arrested.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacking

Adjective

In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The Star of India’s intensely curlicued provenance and bumptious post-sale 20th-century history is a Baedeker for all who might aspire to purchase the Pure Land, should it ever be formally or publicly offered for sale.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of bumptious

Verb

China has sought to build comparable leverage by promoting the renminbi in cross-border trade, developing alternative payment systems, and dominating critical supply chains.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Think glazed donut nails, which have been dominating manicures since 2022, gemstone sets for Coachella weekends, and now, lemon drop nails.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

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