Incursion synonyms and antonyms

ĭn-kûr'zhən, -shən

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invasion
An entering or being entered by an attacking military force
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raid
The definition of a raid is a surprise attack or surprise visit, especially when done by the military during war or by police to arrest suspects.
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aggression
An unprovoked attack or warlike act; specif., the use of armed force by a state in violation of its international obligations
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
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penetration
The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]
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foray
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
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inroad
An advance into enemy territory, an incursion, an attempted invasion
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infiltration
The act of entering a physical location and/or organization secretly.
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retreat (antonym)
The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
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enter (related)
(Law) Abbreviation of enterprise.
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encroachment (related)
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irruption (related)
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intrusion
The definition of an intrusion is an unwelcome interruption or a situation where somewhere private has an unwelcome visit or addition.
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onslaught (related)
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assault
A violent physical attack, as with blows.
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Incursion Sentence Examples

  • There remains to be noted the incursion of amateurs into the histrionic realm.

  • The first incursion of the Northmen took place in A.D.

  • The inhabitants of the valley itself are now peaceful, but it is always subject to incursion from the Waziri tribes in the Tochi valley and the neighbouring hills.

  • The serenity of Swedish literature was rudely shaken about 1884 by an incursion of realism and by a stream of novel and violent imaginative impulse.

  • Af ter spending the winter in organizing a cavalry force, he made a successful incursion into Lydia in the spring of 395.

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