Antonyms for incursion
ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃənin·cur·sion

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1. incursionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attack, movement

2. incursionnoun

   An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.

   Synonyms:
   movement, attack

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1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender

   Synonyms:
   aggression, assault, attack, attack, encroachment, infringement, intrusion, invasion, onset, onslaught, trespass

   Preposition:
   The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.

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1. incursion

   Antonyms:
   encampment, settlement, abode, retreat

   Synonyms:
   invasion, encroachment, inroad, irruption, foray, raid, dragonnade, sally

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Entrance
   • Mistake

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1. incursionnoun

   the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

   "the incursion of television into the American living room"

   Synonyms:
   penetration

2. penetration, incursionnoun

   an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

   Synonyms:
   penetration, insight

3. incursionnoun

   the mistake of incurring liability or blame

   Synonyms:
   penetration

How to use incursion in a sentence?

1. Dmytro Kuleba:

   Speaking of minor and full incursions or full invasion, you can not be half-aggressive. You're either aggressive or you're not aggressive, we should not give Putin the slightest chance to play with quasi-aggression or small incursion operations. This aggression was there since 2014. This is the fact.

2. Joe Biden:

   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.

3. President Biden:

   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.

4. Joe Biden:

   It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, 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.

5. Robert Hopkins:

   These are no different than a driver adjusting her position to avoid a temporary lane incursion by an adjacent driver, the US response is pure theater and needlessly creates an exaggerated sense of danger.

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