RAIDING Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

raiding 1 of 2

noun

as in looting

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2 of 2

verb

present participle of raid

as in invading

to enter for conquest or plunder a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens

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as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise

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Recent Examples of raiding

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College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Check it out… ‘Ruthless Podcast’ dives into Swalwell’s Fang Fang scandal and the FBI raiding his home. — FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Police won’t be raiding movie theaters or restaurants in search of juveniles, according to CMPD. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 In September of 2022, Spanish police arrested an Irishman suspected of laundering money for the Kinahan organization after raiding a property in Malaga on the Costa del Sol. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Nearly 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes were found by police raiding Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull in March 2024. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 As soon as movies could tell stories, their makers started raiding literary classics for material. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 Ever since, the couple have been through it all, from winter storms that dumped many inches of snow to ravens raiding their nest and eating their eggs. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 July 2026 New York State officials seized and killed P’Nut, the internet-famous squirrel, and Fred the raccoon after raiding a private home. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raiding

Noun

Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of looting

Verb

What's Ivy's message to those who oppose biological males invading Canadian women's golf?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Yet, in contending with the invading species, Denise is fashioned into a female action hero more in keeping with the epoch of director Quentin Tarantino than with that of President Ronald Reagan.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of invading

Verb

Generally, these hunters do not start attacking cells unless there is a reason to do so, such as inflammation, a key marker of infection.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
For example, Way of the Sword rewards defensive play in the form of Issen, powerful counterattacks that are triggered by attacking before an enemy strikes.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacking

Noun

In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance.

— Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of plundering

Verb

Dad is an abusive alcoholic, prone to berating and even assaulting his daughter in front of guests, of which Vangelio is currently the only one.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The man is being charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, obstructing a peace officer and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, according to Windsor Police.

— Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of assaulting

Noun

Jacari Talifero Gibson, 18, of Richmond, was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of murder and robbery, the El Cerrito Police Department said in a news release.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Hernandez-Montero, Salazar, Arenas and Mijares had gone to the hotel to scout where the kidnapping and robbery would take place before leaving to obtain supplies.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of robbery

Verb

Or what about storming the field, the tradition that follows a momentous win, when order dissolves and players brace themselves for a horde of fans pouring out of the stands.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
That’s been the story of this third season, one that started with Rhaenyra storming the castle and taking the Iron Throne and then promptly saw her get picked apart by dozens of unforeseen calamities.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of storming

Noun

Homer may have viewed Odysseus’s deceit and pillaging as glorious.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Taking the Scenic Route Home After their successful sneak-attack pillaging of Troy, Odysseus’ comrade Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his men pack up and head back to Sparta.

— Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of pillaging

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