FORAY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

foray 1 of 2

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌā

as in incursion

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

as in to plunder

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Recent Examples of foray

Noun

Inked to a three-year, $75 million pact in July following his foray into unrestricted free agency, who knows where the Hornets would be without Bridges. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025 Give Davidson credit for collecting a stable of young talent through the draft, but his forays into the free-agent market have failed to move the needle. —Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025

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The film will also examine the former lyricist’s return to his home country and foray into politics, including him being appointed Prime Minister of Belize. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024 The Roman jeweler first forayed into watchmaking with the time-only Serpenti in the 1940s but has since expanded into producing more avant-garde timepieces with complicated movements. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for foray

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foray

Noun

The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.

— Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Trump has already begun making the case that such an incursion or invasion is already underway.

— Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025