Synonyms for incursion
ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃənin·cur·sion

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1. incursionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attack, movement

2. incursionnoun

   An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.

   Synonyms:
   movement, attack

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1. incursionnoun

   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, infringement, intrusion, invasion, 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. incursion

   Synonyms:
   invasion, encroachment, inroad, irruption, foray, raid, dragonnade, sally

   Antonyms:
   encampment, settlement, abode, retreat

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1. incursionnoun

   the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

   "the incursion of television into the American living room"

   Synonyms:
   penetration

2. penetration, incursionnoun

   an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

   Synonyms:
   penetration, insight

3. incursionnoun

   the mistake of incurring liability or blame

   Synonyms:
   penetration

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Entrance
   • Mistake

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1. incursionnoun

   Synonyms:
   inroad, irruption, forray, raid, descent, partial invasion

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1. List of paraphrases for "incursion":

   foray, raid, invasion, penetration, rolled, raiding, storming, sweep, attack, penetrated

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How to use incursion in a sentence?

1. John McCain:

   For God's sake, can't we help these people defend themselves? This is not an incursion. This is an invasion.

2. President Biden:

   It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera.

3. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   We must not forget that this was an incursion into the sovereign territory of Ukraine, Russia annexed Crimea illegally in international law, of course, reforms and steps are needed on the Ukrainian side as well. But we should never equate the two. Russia is the aggressor in this conflict.

4. Lee Zeldin:

   It happened again. We all remember the ‘minor incursion’ greenlighting that the White House had to immediately try to clean up before Putin decided to invade Ukraine in thefirst place.

5. Joe Biden:

   It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion, and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera, but if they actually do what they’re capable of doing with the forces amassed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for Russia if they further invade Ukraine.