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Synonyms for foray in English

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foray:
- raid; foray; plundering expedition
- foray; raid; maraud
- foray; strip; rifle; loot; pillage; ransack; plunder; despoil; reave

English

Detailed Synonyms for foray in English

foray:

foray

foray
raid; foray; plundering expedition

foray [the ~] noun

the foray

– an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) ¹
the foray
– an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) ¹
- foray [the ~] noun
  - scientists' forays into politics¹
the foray

– a sudden short attack ¹
the raid; the foray; the maraud
– a sudden short attack ¹
- raid [the ~] noun
- foray [the ~] noun
- maraud [the ~] noun

foray verb

foray

– briefly enter enemy territory ¹
foray
– briefly enter enemy territory ¹
- foray verb
foray

– steal goods; take as spoils ¹
to strip; to rifle; to loot; to pillage; to ransack; to plunder; foray; despoil; reave
– steal goods; take as spoils ¹
- strip verb (strips, stripped, stripping)
- rifle verb (rifles, rifled, rifling)
- loot verb (loots, looted, looting)
  - During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners¹
- pillage verb (pillages, pillaged, pillaging)
- ransack verb (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
- plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
- foray verb
- despoil verb
- reave verb

Alternate Synonyms for "foray":

raid; maraud; penetration; incursion
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try
plunder; despoil; loot; reave; strip; rifle; ransack; pillage; take
penetrate; perforate

Related Definitions for "foray":

an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)¹
- scientists' forays into politics¹
a sudden short attack¹
briefly enter enemy territory¹
steal goods; take as spoils¹

Related Synonyms for foray

foray into

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