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. The State Department:

   Long before the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it had stepped up its campaign of disinformation and censorship of independent media and continues to do so even during the war of aggression.

2. Ken Cuccinelli:

   We acknowledge Governor Abbott’s recognition that the facts on the ground along with border comport with the Constitution’s understanding of an invasion, however, the Governor does not appear to formally declare an invasion nor direct the National Guard and [DPS] to remove illegals across the border directly to Mexico.

3. Gillian Anderson:

   By the time there's another invasion of artificially intelligent dung-eating robotic probes from outer space, maybe their uber-children will have devised a way to save our planet.

4. Vinoo Varghese:

   If they are charging people with crimes … if it gets to that level then the courts may revisit the issue about privacy, but if it does n’t go that far, and it’s used for basically data collection and medical purposes to help fight the crisis, then I do n’t think there is any basis to say there’s an invasion of privacy.

5. Joseph Albright:

   It would have been very hard, pre-9 / 11, to have persuaded anybody that an invasion of Afghanistan was appropriate, i think it did take the megashock, unfortunately, of 9/11, to make people understand the considerable threat.