- arrest
- assault
- break in
- capture
- incursion
- invasion
- onslaught
- sortie
- surprise attack
- sweep
- bust
- descent
- foray
- inroad
- irruption
- onset
- pull
- reconnaissance
- roundup
- sally
- forced entrance
- hit-and-run
- shootup
- tipover
- assault
- blockade
- bomb
- bombard
- harass
- invade
- loot
- overrun
- plunder
- ransack
- rob
- storm
- strafe
- swoop
- assail
- breach
- charge
- despoil
- devastate
- forage
- foray
- harry
- heat
- inroad
- maraud
- pirate
- rake
- rifle
- sack
- sally
- shell
- slough
- strike
- sweep
- torpedo
- waste
- break in
- descend on
- fall upon
- fire on
- knock off
- knock over
- lean against
- lean on
- march on
- sally forth
- spoliate
- tip over
On this page you’ll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to raid, such as: arrest, assault, break in, capture, incursion, and invasion.
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- help
- improve
- save
- aid
- assist
- guard
- protect
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By that time, however, the Scots had completed another destructive raid.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISON
I would watch till midnight and then, if nothing happened, signal my companions to raid the house.
THE STAIRCASE AT THE HEARTS DELIGHTANNA KATHARINE GREEN (MRS. CHARLES ROHLFS)
One phase of a successful Indian raid was missing; there were no warriors madly dancing about the burning homes.
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WORDS RELATED TO RAID
- assailment
- assault
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- encroachment
- injury
- invasion
- offense
- offensive
- onset
- onslaught
- push
- raid
- advance
- aggression
- assailing
- assailment
- barrage
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- charge
- defilement
- dirty deed
- drive
- encounter
- encroachment
- foray
- incursion
- initiative
- inroad
- intervention
- intrusion
- invasion
- irruption
- mugging
- offense
- offensive
- onrush
- onset
- onslaught
- outbreak
- push
- raid
- rape
- rush
- skirmish
- storming
- strike
- thrust
- violation
- volley
- advance
- aggress
- ambush
- assail
- assault
- bash
- bat
- bean
- beat
- beset
- besiege
- biff
- blast
- boff
- bombard
- boot
- bop
- brain
- bust
- charge
- chop down
- clip
- clock
- club
- combat
- cook
- harm
- hit
- hurt
- infiltrate
- invade
- jump
- kick
- knock block off
- knock cold
- knock for a loop
- larrup
- lay siege to
- light into
- molest
- mug
- overwhelm
- pounce upon
- punch
- raid
- rush
- set upon
- slog
- soak
- stab
- storm
- strike
- take the offensive
- turn on
- wallop
- whop
- accesses
- ailments
- bouts
- breakdowns
- convulsions
- diseases
- failures
- fits
- illnesses
- paroxysms
- relapses
- seizures
- spasms
- spells
- strokes
- throes
- advances
- aggresses
- ambushes
- assails
- assaults
- bashes
- bats
- beans
- beats
- besets
- besieges
- biffs
- blasts
- blisters
- boffs
- bombards
- boots
- bops
- brains
- busts
- charges
- chops down
- clips
- clocks
- clubs
- combats
- cooks
- harms
- hits
- hurts
- infiltrates
- invades
- jumps
- kicks
- knocks block off
- knocks cold
- knocks for a loop
- larrups
- lies siege to
- light into
- molests
- mugs
- overwhelms
- pounce upon
- punches
- raids
- rushes
- sets upon
- slogs
- soaks
- stabs
- storms
- strikes
- takes the offensive
- turns on
- wallops
- whops
- assault
- blitzkrieg
- bombardment
- bombing
- lightning attack
- offensive
- onslaught
- raid
- shelling
- strike
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raidnoun
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raidnoun
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
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raidnoun
To steal from; pillage
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raidnoun
A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
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To indulge oneself by taking from
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foray, raid, maraudnoun
a sudden short attack
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maraud, foray -
raidverb
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
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raid, bustverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
«The police raided the crack house»
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tear, rupture, bust, wear, wear out, foray into, snap, break, fall apart, burst -
foray into, raidverb
enter someone else’s territory and take spoils
«The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly»
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foray into, bust -
raidverb
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
«T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies»
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foray into, bust -
raidverb
search for something needed or desired
«Our babysitter raided our refrigerator»
Synonyms:
foray into, bust
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Brad Sherman:
The problem is, how do you get them to Ukraine without it raising the involvement of NATO? it’s one thing to send in a truck with weapons in it. It crosses the border and then it’s in Ukraine… Once that plane takes off from Poland. Well, it’s an air raid on Russian forces taking off from Poland.
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Edward J. Burns:
This was supposed to be a cooperative process, not an adversarial one, but the abrupt cutting off of this process through this raid was a direct affront to this necessary notion of cooperation.
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Subhankar Goldar:
We did not quite raid the place, but helped the girl escape and get to the police.
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Bob Trout:
When I heard about the search warrant for Senator Burr’s cell phone, my first thought was’ speech or debate clause,’ in the case of the FBI’s Saturday night raid on Congressman Jefferson’s office in the Rayburn House Office Building, Rayburn House had the look and feel of an invasion of Congressional sacred space. And on a bipartisan basis, Congress raised holy hell. Showing up at a Senator’s personal residence and politely taking possession of a cell phone ? Not the same vibe.
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Michael Cloud:
If the Department of Justice will politically target President Trump and raid his home, I can assure you that the current Administration is willing to target his supporters.
Translations for raid
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- غزوة, غارةArabic
- raid, razziaDanish
- Überfall, RazziaGerman
- έφοδος, επιδρομή, καταδρομήGreek
- RAID, redada, invasión, ataque, asedioSpanish
- ratsia, rynnäkköFinnish
- raid, razzia, descenteFrench
- rajtaütés, razziaHungarian
- seranganIndonesian
- attacco, razzia, irruzione, rapina, incursioneItalian
- 襲撃Japanese
- diruendis exercuissetLatin
- invalDutch
- raidNorwegian
- nalot, najście, najazdPolish
- ataque, raid, invasãoPortuguese
- raidRomanian
- облава, налёт, рейдRussian
- rädSwedish
- uvamiziSwahili
- baskınTurkish
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[ ɹˈe͡ɪd], [ ɹˈeɪd], [ ɹ_ˈeɪ_d]
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A raid typically refers to the coordinated military effort involving the deployment of a large number of soldiers, often supported by airpower, in order to capture or destroy a specific target. Raids can be unilateral or multilateral in nature, and are often conducted in support of a specific command or strategy.
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raid
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noun
Definition of raid
1
as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village
Synonyms & Similar Words
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invasion
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incursion
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strike
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descent
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assault
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foray
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onslaught
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siege
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bombardment
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rush
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inroad
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storm
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irruption
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plunder
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ambush
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pillage
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offensive
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offence
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aggression
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air raid
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offense
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sortie
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onset
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charge
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counterattack
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surprise
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coup de main
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trap
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blitzkrieg
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blitz
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counteroffensive
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sally
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ambuscade
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counterstrike
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surprize
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counterassault
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counteraggression
2
as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
Synonyms & Similar Words
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attack
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assault
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strike
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offensive
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onslaught
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attempt
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offense
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bombardment
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offence
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rush
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blitz
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invasion
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bombing
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aggression
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blitzkrieg
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onset
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incursion
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ambush
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counterattack
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charge
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coup de main
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siege
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barrage
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descent
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counteroffensive
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sortie
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air raid
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sack
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breakthrough
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ambuscade
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foray
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pillage
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envelopment
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counterstrike
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counterassault
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storm
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volley
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counteraggression
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flanking
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sally
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hail
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ravage
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salvo
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fusillade
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cannonade
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whammy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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defense
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guard
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resistance
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security
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opposition
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shield
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protection
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defensive
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shelter
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defense
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guard
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resistance
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security
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opposition
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shield
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protection
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defensive
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shelter
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raid
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verb
1
as in to invade
to enter for conquest or plunder
a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we’re down to eight hens
Synonyms & Similar Words
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invade
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attack
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ravage
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dominate
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occupy
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overrun
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conquer
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loot
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sack
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plunder
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assault
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foray (into)
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overcome
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pillage
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strip
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combat
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war (with)
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storm
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fight
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subdue
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overwhelm
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subjugate
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subject
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despoil
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ransack
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vanquish
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trespass
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strike
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encroach
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rush
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besiege
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harass
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battle
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maraud
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garrison
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overpower
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clash (with)
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assail
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beset
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blockade
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crush
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infringe
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charge
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beleaguer
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invest
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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protect
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defend
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guard
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safeguard
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ward
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shield
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resist
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oppose
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withstand
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yield (to)
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submit (to)
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repel
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surrender (to)
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defy
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succumb (to)
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cede (to)
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capitulate (to)
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protect
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defend
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guard
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safeguard
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ward
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shield
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resist
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oppose
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withstand
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yield (to)
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submit (to)
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repel
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surrender (to)
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defy
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succumb (to)
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cede (to)
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capitulate (to)
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
Synonyms & Similar Words
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attack
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assault
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storm
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strike
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ambush
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rob
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charge
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sick
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set at
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invade
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turn (on)
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set on
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descend (on or upon)
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rush
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set upon
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fly at
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swarm
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jump (on)
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assail
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tear into
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beset
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mob
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trash
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pitch into
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go in (on)
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pounce (on or upon)
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sic
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round on
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bushwhack
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beat up on
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sack
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go at
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loot
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surprise
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bomb
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light into
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flank
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nuke
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besiege
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plunder
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blitz
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waylay
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gang up (on)
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barrage
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surprize
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ravage
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pillage
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bum—rush
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bombard
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buffet
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cannon
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mug
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batter
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plaster
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foray
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ambuscade
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overrun
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harry
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bang away (at)
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cannonade
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press
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envelop
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beleaguer
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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protect
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secure
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defend
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cover
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guard
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shield
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protect
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secure
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defend
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cover
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guard
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shield
Phrases Containing raid
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