Synonyms for invasion
ɪnˈveɪ ʒənin·va·sion

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1. 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, trespass

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

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

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1. invasion

   Synonyms:
   irruption, encroachment

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1. invasionnoun

   the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

   Synonyms:
   encroachment, intrusion

2. invasion, 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, impingement

3. invasionnoun

   (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

Matched Categories

1. • Medicine
   • Penetration
   • Spread

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1. invasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attack, assault, aggression, incursion, irruption, inroad, forray, raid

2. invasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   encroachment, infringement, violation

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1. invasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   irruption, foray, raid, aggression, violation, infringement, encroachment, intrenchment

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1. List of paraphrases for "invasion":

   invading, incursion, aggression, encroachment, invade, invasions, intrusion, invasiveness, invaded

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1. Victor Hugo:

   An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

2. Anne Frank:

   Mrs. Van Daan's grizzling is absolutely unbearable; now she can't any longer drive us crazy over the invasion, she nags us the whole day long about the bad weather. It really would be nice to dump her in a bucket of cold water and put her up in the loft.

3. Robert A. Heinlein:

   A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, cone a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

4. Med Jones:

   The historical crusades against Muslim lands, the colonization of Spain by the Muslim Moors and India by the British were all driven by economic interests, despite the advertised reasons that were used to mobilize their armies at the time. In my opinion, the invasion of Iraq was not about spreading democracy or weapons of mass destruction, it was about the oil.

5. Danny McGoorty:

   I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy.