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Synonyms for foray
ˈfɔr eɪ, ˈfɒr eɪ
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Princeton's WordNet
foray, raid, maraud(noun)
a sudden short attack
foray(verb)
an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
"scientists' forays into politics"
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray(verb)
steal goods; take as spoils
"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
Synonyms:
comb, disrobe, spoil, clean, discase, leach, rape, divest, violate, sack, dismantle, strip, unclothe, undress, reave, rifle, denude, uncase, denudate, strip down, despoil, go, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, plunder, bare, pillage, disinvestforay(verb)
briefly enter enemy territory
Synonyms:
rifle, ransack, loot, despoil, strip, pillage, reave, plunder
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
foray(n.)
Synonyms:
[Written also Forray.] inroad, irruption, raid, piratical invasion, hostile incursion
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foray(n)
Synonyms:
raid
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "foray":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#123 | go | |
#1605 | rape | |
#1809 | clean | |
#3862 | strip | |
#6959 | bare | |
#7170 | raid | |
#8991 | sally | |
#10008 | rifle | |
#11929 | peel | |
#12746 | violate | |
#15199 | sack | |
#16013 | comb | |
#20643 | leach | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#25353 | loot | |
#32349 | deprive | |
#35497 | dismantle | |
#37131 | undress | |
#37254 | plunder | |
#39511 | foray | |
#58940 | divest | |
#60311 | incursion | |
#60754 | pillage | |
#64564 | escapade | |
#164671 | ransack | |
#199752 | disrobe | |
#228192 | despoil | |
#228252 | inroad |
How to use foray in a sentence?
Secretary Pompeo's speech today on the' Commission on the Unalienable Rights' loosely clothed a foray into the culture wars under the seal of the US State Department, secretary Pompeo need to ground the relationship between citizens and their government in religious terms is both antiquated and alarming. Secretary Pompeo insistence on bashing major American news organizations during a speech about America's foundational principles is cynical, if in keeping with the views of President Donald Trump.
Something tells me this isn't going to be the last foray between these companies.
Acting Attorney General John Hoffman:
For many consumers, a trip to the automotive parts store can be a confusing foray into unfamiliar territory, when retailers are not transparent and accurate in their pricing, consumers suffer.
The market has gotten reasonably comfortably numb to this tariff stuff, they are becoming more accustomed to this being a first foray and negotiating tool.
Cattle is for us simply the first foray into what we think is a pretty long list of opportunities.
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