marauding
Plundering on raids
Marauding describes roving in search of things to steal or people to attack.
Marauding bands or armies move through territory taking what they want by force.
The word often appears with groups—marauding pirates, marauding soldiers, marauding gangs.
It can extend to animals: marauding wolves terrorized the village.
Theft during disorder
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- sackingDismissal from employment
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
- despoilingForcibly stripping of possessions
plunder · spoils · booty · depredation · spoliation · rapine · reaving · brigandage
Sudden armed incursion
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- sortieArmed raid outward
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
skirmish · hit-and-run · guerrilla · blitzkrieg · onslaught · assault · siege · infiltration
Aggressively unfriendly
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- violentInvolving physical force
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
merciless · vicious · belligerent · warlike · threatening · intimidating · predatory · savage
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- advanceMove or progress forward
territory · domination · expansionism · colonization · annexation · subjugation · campaign · warfare
Those who plunder
- brigandsRoving armed robbers
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- buccaneersCaribbean sea raiders
freebooters · outlaws · highwaymen · rovers · corsairs · reavers · looters · plunderers
looting
Theft during disorder
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- sackingDismissal from employment
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
despoiling · plunder · spoils · booty · depredation · spoliation · rapine · reaving · brigandage · devastation
raid
Sudden armed incursion
ambush · skirmish · hit-and-run · guerrilla · blitzkrieg · onslaught · assault · siege · infiltration · reconnaissance
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- violentInvolving physical force
ruthless · merciless · vicious · belligerent · warlike · threatening · intimidating · predatory · savage · brutal
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
advance · territory · domination · expansionism · colonization · annexation · subjugation · campaign · warfare · hostilities
raiders
Those who plunder
- brigandsRoving armed robbers
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
buccaneers · freebooters · outlaws · highwaymen · rovers · corsairs · reavers · looters · plunderers · warlords
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- plunderlooting, loot, booty, pillaging, spoils
- raidsair raid, border raid, cavalry raid, coastal raid, commando raid
- incursionsincursion, foray, raid, invasion, intrusion
- lawlessnessanarchy, chaos, disorder, lawbreaking, crime
- harassment tacticsharassment, hounding, pestering, badgering, nagging
maraudingdefensive
Protective or easily threatened
defending · protective · guarding · protecting · shielding
maraudingsettled
No longer in question
settling · sedentary · stationary · homesteading · rooted
maraudingnurturing
Supportive care-giving
building · cultivating · protecting · preserving · charitable