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Synonyms for incursion
ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃənin·cur·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
incursionnoun
An attack may be by word; an aggression is always by deed. An assault may be upon the person, an aggression is upon rights, possessions, etc. An invasion of a nation's territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass. Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.
Synonyms:
aggression, assault, attack, attack, encroachment, infringement, intrusion, invasion, onset, onslaught, trespassAntonyms:
defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrenderPreposition:
The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
incursion
Synonyms:
invasion, encroachment, inroad, irruption, foray, raid, dragonnade, sallyAntonyms:
encampment, settlement, abode, retreat
Princeton's WordNet
incursionnoun
the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
"the incursion of television into the American living room"
Synonyms:
penetrationpenetration, incursionnoun
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
Synonyms:
penetration, insightincursionnoun
the mistake of incurring liability or blame
Synonyms:
penetration
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List of paraphrases for "incursion":
foray, raid, invasion, penetration, rolled, raiding, storming, sweep, attack, penetrated
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2262 | attack | |
#2293 | movement | |
#4791 | insight | |
#6171 | assault | |
#7170 | raid | |
#7722 | invasion | |
#8695 | rolled | |
#8991 | sally | |
#9116 | penetration | |
#9984 | infringement | |
#11826 | onset | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#12999 | intrusion | |
#15217 | aggression | |
#28122 | penetrated | |
#30473 | onslaught | |
#33365 | trespass | |
#39458 | encroachment | |
#39511 | foray | |
#40066 | storming | |
#53157 | raiding | |
#60311 | incursion | |
#228252 | inroad | |
#263281 | irruption |
How to use incursion in a sentence?
Whatever we do will be done as a part of an international community. The best case though is that we won't see an incursion by the Soviet Union into the Ukraine.
The Turkish incursion into northeast Syria is a tragedy, it was long standing Jim Jeffrey government policy in two Administrations to keep that from happening and Hardened ISIS prisoners were clearly not successful, iSIS is pitching this as a victory for them.
It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera.
It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not to do.
It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion, and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera, but if they actually do what they’re capable of doing with the forces amassed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for Russia if they further invade Ukraine.
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