FORAYS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of foray

as in incursions

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory made a nighttime foray into the enemy camp and took their command post

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verb

present tense third-person singular of foray

as in plunders

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Recent Examples of forays

Noun

When the Heat acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo in June, the natural instinct was to focus on the prodigious point production (57th all time), the volume rebounding (71st all time), the thunderous dunks and the ferocious forays to the basket. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 But the singer has supplemented her folk and folk-rock forays with stints as a jazz singer and collaborations with symphony orchestras and the Kronos Quartet. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 For entire stretches of matches, Berger functions as a sweeper when Purce and Guro Reiten lead forays into the opponent’s penalty box. — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Waggoner and Lazzara both turned early forays into music into careers spanning more than two decades. — Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 Yet there’s still plenty to look forward to at this year’s TIFF, including new films from international auteurs, intriguing thrillers from stylish filmmakers, surprising forays into genre, and, sure, awards bait. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Mushroom forays are excellent opportunities to get outside, enjoy nature and find entertainment in the world of fungi. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026 In addition to the national advertising, DraftKings expects to make promotional forays into local markets as well. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 Several of her five siblings—Christopher, Brandi, Trace, Braison, and Noah—have made their own forays into the music industry, supported by proud parents Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus-Purcell. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forays

Noun

Romania has also reported Russian drone incursions, while Estonia has accused Russian military aircraft of violating its airspace.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Military drone incursions have become increasingly common across Europe since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale of invasion of Ukraine, and the incident served as a reminder of the Baltic state’s vulnerability.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of incursions

Verb

Critics contend the industry plunders distressed companies, leading to downsizing and cost-cutting that hurts local communities, though other research has pushed back on that reputation.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
By delegitimizing the Islamic Republic as an occupying force—one that plunders national wealth to subsidize regional proxies—the opposition has effectively subverted the regime’s nationalist rhetoric.

— Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026

Definition of plunders

Noun

Raman called for replacing the police chief over the department’s handling of federal immigration raids, while Bass warned that changing leadership ahead of the 2028 Olympics could disrupt the department.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Raman called for Police Chief Jim McDonnell’s ouster over his handling of federal immigration raids.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of raids

Noun

In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The limits of burying the bad news Each of these interventions, whether reckless, self-destructive trade barriers, massive military invasions, or offensive divisive speeches, soaks up attention.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of invasions

Verb

Work that strips human beings of dignity is often work that no longer requires distinctly human qualities at all.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The problem is that converting a recipe into easy-to-follow instructions in Apple’s own format also strips it of its context, including the ads and affiliate links that many recipe writers rely on for their income.

— Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026