foray

/fˈɔɹeɪ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a sudden short attack
2. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
   “scientists' forays into politics”

verb

1. steal goods; take as spoils
   “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
2. briefly enter enemy territory

Synonyms for foray

• raid
• maraud
• plunder
• despoil
• loot
• reave
• strip
• rifle
• ransack
• pillage

Words that rhyme with foray

• signore
• isadore
• lorei
• madore
• melchiorre
• muratore
• salvadore
• torray
• varnadore