Invade and Strike

Invade

Invade verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.
Usage example: a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries

Strike is a synonym for invade in assail topic. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a verb "Invade".

Nearby Words: invasion, invader, invading

Strike

Strike verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Usage example: a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed

Invade is a synonym for strike in attack topic. Sometimes you can use "Invade" instead a verb "Strike", if it concerns topics such as assail, devastate.

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

Common collocations

area invade area strike area
place invade place strike place
time invade time strike time
way invade way strike way
Other words: earth, world, surface, planet, times, players, cities.

Both words in one sentence

  • Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot It turns out the Soviet Union is planning to invade China, and a hidden strike force is waiting to seize the US surveillance station at Pine Gap which they fear will provide prior warning of the attack.
  • Tabletop Game / Warhammer They eventually convince him, by lying, that Estalia is planning to invade Araby and that he should strike first, which he does.
  • Earth gets a cheap HP Sponge, Water a defended augmented with an HP boosting ability, Wind a wall with more attack than defense and First Strike, and Fire a wall that can invade other territory despite being a defensive type card.
Cite this Source
Strike and Invade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/invade/strike
Invade & Strike. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/invade/strike>.
Strike or Invade. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/invade/strike.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "invade" and "strike" have occurred on timeline