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Synonyms for invade
ɪnˈveɪdin·vade

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. invadeverb

    To attack is to begin hostilities of any kind. A general invades a country by marching in troops; he attacks a city by drawing up an army against it; he assaults it by hurling his troops directly upon its defenses. Assail and assault, tho of the same original etymology, have diverged in meaning, so that assault alone retains the meaning of direct personal violence. One may assail another with reproaches; he assaults him with a blow, a brandished weapon, etc. Armies or squadrons charge; combat and encounter may be said of individual contests. To beset is to set around, or, so to speak, to stud one's path, with menaces, attacks, or persuasions. To besiege and beleaguer are the acts of armies. To encounter is to meet face to face, and may be said either of the attacking or of the resisting force or person, or of both.

    Synonyms:
    assail, assault, attack, attack, beleaguer, beset, besiege, charge, combat, encounter, fall upon, set upon, storm

    Antonyms:
    aid, befriend, cover, defend, protect, resist, shelter, shield, support, sustain, uphold, withstand

    Preposition:
    We were attacked by the enemy with cannon and musketry.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. invade

    Synonyms:
    attack, assault, encroach, occupy, assail, violate, encroach upon, intrude upon, infringe upon, trench upon

    Antonyms:
    vacate, abandon, evacuate, relinquish

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. invade, occupyverb

    march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

    "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

    Synonyms:
    lodge in, occupy, encroach upon, engross, obtrude upon, intrude on, busy, worry, absorb, engage, reside, concern, overrun, fill, infest, interest, take, use up

  2. intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach uponverb

    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

    "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"

    Synonyms:
    overrun, encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, infest, occupy

  3. invade, overrun, infestverb

    occupy in large numbers or live on a host

    "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

    Synonyms:
    well over, encroach upon, intrude on, overrun, run over, brim over, obtrude upon, occupy, overflow, infest

  4. invadeverb

    penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

    "The cancer had invaded her lungs"

    Synonyms:
    overrun, encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, infest, occupy

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. invadeverb

    Synonyms:
    attack, assail, assault

  2. invadeverb

    Synonyms:
    infringe, violate, encroach upon, trench upon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. invadeverb

    Synonyms:
    infringe, encroach, trespass, intrench, trench

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "invade":

    invades, invasion, devastate, encroach, aggression

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How to use invade in a sentence?

  1. Sebastian Coe:

    The world is horrified by what Russia has done, aided and abetted by Belarus. World leaders sought to avoid this invasion through diplomatic means but to no avail given Russia’s unswerving intention to invade Ukraine. The unprecedented sanctions that are being imposed on Russia and Belarus by countries and industries all over the world appear to be the only peaceful way to disrupt and disable Russia’s current intentions and restore peace., anyone who knows me will understand that imposing sanctions on athletes because of the actions of their government goes against the grain. I have railed against the practice of politicians targeting athletes and sport to make political points when other sectors continue about their business. This is different as governments, business and other international organizations have imposed sanctions and measures against Russia across all sectors. Sport has to step up and join these efforts to end this war and restore peace. We can not and should not sit this one out.

  2. Jason Rantz:

    I don't think that Joe Biden and this administration expected Russia to invade Ukraine at that exact moment. And even if they did, at some point, you're going to have to release the information, you're going to have to release the name and do this press conference, so it was kind of lose-lose for a nomination process. I don't think it was intentional… to try to hide any of this. I think it just so happened to be the timeline.

  3. Rand Paul:

    So we have to understand that asking countries right on the border of Russia that used to be part of Russia to be in a military alliance against Russia is just a foolhardy idea. Henry Kissinger said this, many others have said this, and I think we should offer them the carrot of that, that they won't be in NATO and at the same time, tell them, though, that if you invade there, the repercussions will be very, very costly and these will be economic repercussions. But all of that requires the cooperation of Europe because we don't buy that much from Russia.

  4. United States:

    I think it has been a brutal realization. the economic crisis that Russia is experiencing is also exacerbated by the domestic political opposition to Putin's decision to invade.

  5. Richard Blumenthal:

    A financial settlement is no substitute for strict reforms that will stop Google and other tech companies from invading our privacy, i continue to be alarmed by Big Tech's policies and practices that invade children's lives.


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