raid

The word “raid” has 1 syllable: raid.

It's pronounced as /reɪd/.


What is synonym and antonym for raid?

In the thesaurus, “raid” has 28 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for raid along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for raid

  • ambush
  • arrest
  • assault
  • attack
  • attempt
  • blockade
  • bomb
  • bombard
  • break in
  • capture
  • harass
  • incursion
  • invade
  • invasion
  • loot
  • offensive
  • onslaught
  • overrun
  • plunder
  • ransack
  • rob
  • sortie
  • storm
  • strafe
  • strike
  • surprise attack
  • sweep
  • swoop

Antonyms for raid

  • cover
  • defend
  • defense
  • give
  • guard
  • letting go
  • protect
  • receive
  • release
  • retreat
  • safeguard
  • secure
  • shield
  • surrender
  • ward

Meanings of raid

  • noun
    1. A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
    2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.
    3. An attacking movement.
    4. An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
    5. A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
  • verb
    1. To engage in a raid against.
    2. To lure from another; to entice away from.
    3. To indulge oneself by taking from.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers conducted a raid on the enemy's camp under cover of darkness.
  • Authorities launched a surprise raid on the illegal gambling den, arresting several suspects.
  • Farmers woke to find their chicken coop ransacked after a raid by hungry raccoons.
  • The cybersecurity team thwarted a potential data breach with a preemptive raid on the hackers' servers.
  • Conservationists organized a raid on the poachers' hideout, rescuing endangered species from captivity.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to raid, such as: ambush, arrest, assault, attack, attempt, blockade, bomb.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

accessed

  • access
  • achieve
  • amass
  • appear
  • arrive
  • ascertain
  • assure
  • attain
  • breach
  • bring
  • bring in
  • buy
  • capture
  • collect
  • come in
  • crack
  • draw
  • drill
  • earn
  • ensure
  • enter
  • entered
  • gain
  • gather
  • get
  • get hold of
  • get in
  • glean
  • go in
  • go through
  • grab
  • guarantee
  • have
  • infect
  • infest
  • infiltrate
  • insure
  • introduce
  • invade
  • land
  • loot
  • make
  • obtain
  • occupy
  • overrun
  • pass through
  • penetrate
  • penetrated
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • pick up
  • pierced
  • pillage
  • plunder
  • procure
  • promote
  • pull
  • puncture
  • purchase
  • raid
  • ravage
  • reach
  • realize
  • reap
  • receive
  • recover
  • report
  • retrieve
  • score
  • secure
  • seep
  • seize
  • show up
  • storm
  • take
  • take place
  • turn up
  • violate
  • visit
  • win

accessing

  • access
  • achieve
  • amass
  • appear
  • arrive
  • ascertain
  • assure
  • attain
  • breach
  • bring
  • bring in
  • buy
  • capture
  • collect
  • come in
  • crack
  • draw
  • drill
  • earn
  • ensure
  • enter
  • entering
  • gain
  • gather
  • get
  • get hold of
  • get in
  • glean
  • go in
  • go through
  • grab
  • guarantee
  • have
  • infect
  • infest
  • infiltrate
  • insure
  • introduce
  • invade
  • land
  • loot
  • make
  • obtain
  • occupy
  • overrun
  • pass through
  • penetrate
  • penetrating
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • pick up
  • piercing
  • pillage
  • plunder
  • procure
  • promote
  • pull
  • puncture
  • purchase
  • raid
  • ravage
  • reach
  • realize
  • reap
  • receive
  • recover
  • report
  • retrieve
  • score
  • secure
  • seep
  • seize
  • show up
  • storm
  • take
  • take place
  • turn up
  • violate
  • visit
  • win

banded

  • assisted
  • augmented
  • bound
  • braided
  • bunched
  • clustered
  • coiled
  • concerted
  • consolidated
  • cooperative
  • defined
  • fortified
  • homogeneous
  • integrated
  • involved
  • linked
  • married
  • merged
  • snarled
  • strengthened
  • striped
  • tangled
  • tied
  • unanimous
  • undivided
  • unified
  • united
  • wrapped

bandit

  • criminal
  • gangster
  • hooligan
  • marauder
  • mobster
  • outlaw
  • pirate
  • raider
  • robber
  • thief

bandits

  • criminal
  • gangster
  • hooligan
  • marauder
  • mobster
  • outlaw
  • pirate
  • pirates
  • raider
  • robber
  • thieves

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