What is another word for invasion?
Synonyms for invasion
ɪnˈveɪ ʒənin·va·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
invasionnoun
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, incursion, infringement, intrusion, 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
invasion
Synonyms:
irruption, encroachment
Princeton's WordNet
invasionnoun
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
Synonyms:
encroachment, intrusioninvasion, encroachment, intrusionnoun
any entry into an area not previously occupied
"an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
Synonyms:
violation, usurpation, trespass, intrusion, encroachment, impact, impingementinvasionnoun
(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
"the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"
Synonyms:
encroachment, intrusion
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
invasionnoun
Synonyms:
attack, assault, aggression, incursion, irruption, inroad, forray, raidinvasionnoun
Synonyms:
encroachment, infringement, violation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
invasionnoun
Synonyms:
irruption, foray, raid, aggression, violation, infringement, encroachment, intrenchment
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "invasion":
invading, incursion, aggression, encroachment, invade, invasions, intrusion, invasiveness, invaded
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1336 | impact | |
#2262 | attack | |
#4693 | violation | |
#6171 | assault | |
#7722 | invasion | |
#9984 | infringement | |
#11826 | onset | |
#12999 | intrusion | |
#15217 | aggression | |
#21460 | invade | |
#21581 | invaded | |
#25347 | invading | |
#30473 | onslaught | |
#33365 | trespass | |
#35975 | invasions | |
#39458 | encroachment | |
#60311 | incursion | |
#79851 | impingement | |
#94963 | usurpation | |
#100712 | invasiveness | |
#263281 | irruption |
How to use invasion in a sentence?
A vast invasion is underway by land by sea and by air, (Putin) has attacked a friendly country without any provocation and without any credible excuse.
I don't think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability we are seeing right now. I think that was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the more than history of the United States.
Our troops, backed by Russian aviation, are encircling the city and preparing for a ground invasion.
Every indication suggests these actions will almost certainly be used as a prelude to even further aggression and an even larger invasion. If that occurs, many Ukrainians could die, the humanitarian consequences could be catastrophic. And the threat will not stop with Ukraine. All the free nations of the world will be affected if Putin’s aggression is allowed to stand unchallenged.
[Ukraine has] legitimate refugees who are fleeing an invasion, an armed military government-sponsored invasion of another country, they are literally being bombed and killed, and he’s comparing that to our own southern border. So it shows how completely out of touch he is.
Translations for invasion
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- انتهاك, غزو, إغارةArabic
- invasióCatalan, Valencian
- vpád, invazeCzech
- Invasion, ÜberfallGerman
- εισβολήGreek
- invasiónSpanish
- inbasioBasque
- تهاجمPersian
- invaasio, tunkeutuminenFinnish
- invasionFrench
- invasiónGalician
- आक्रमणHindi
- invázióHungarian
- ներխուժում, արշավանքArmenian
- calata, invasioneItalian
- 侵略, 侵攻Japanese
- შემოსევაGeorgian
- 침입, 침공Korean
- AmarschLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- invāzijaLatvian
- whakaekengaMāori
- invasjonNorwegian
- invasjonNorwegian Nynorsk
- invasãoPortuguese
- invazieRomanian
- вторже́ниеRussian
- invazijaSlovene
- invasionSwedish
- ఆక్రమణTelugu
- การบุกรุกThai
- saldırıTurkish
- вто́ргненняUkrainian
- xâm chiếm, xâm lượcVietnamese
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