Synonyms of incursion

incursion

noun

in-ˈkər-zhən 

as in invasion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory

there were incursions from the border every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invasion
• raid
• foray
• inroad
• irruption
• onslaught
• descent
• strike
• assault
• bombardment
• siege
• aggression
• storm
• onset
• rush
• offence
• offensive
• plunder
• ambush
• pillage
• sortie
• offense
• counterattack
• surprise
• air raid
• trap
• counteroffensive
• blitzkrieg
• coup de main
• sally
• charge
• ambuscade
• blitz
• surprize
• counterstrike
• counteraggression
• counterassault

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of incursion

Russia is currently fighting back against a Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region. —Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024

Ukraine’s August incursion into Russia’s Kursk region could, by Moscow’s reckoning, constitute such an attack. —Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024

But more pressing matters than revenge hove into view when the Japanese invade, chopping off body parts in a bloody incursion that will last seven years. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024

This includes, most notably, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both of which Israel has dismantled through air strikes, incursions, and high-profile assassinations. —Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024