Synonyms of rape

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noun

ˈrāp 

1

as in violation

the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse

an international law defining rape as a war crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violation
• assault
• sexual assault
• ravishment
• date rape
• statutory rape
• molestation
• acquaintance rape
• gang rape
• deflowering
• indecent assault
• defilement

2

as in kidnaping

the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal

the legend of the rape of the Sabine women by the ancient Romans was frequently depicted in classical art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kidnaping
• abduction
• kidnapping
• hijacking
• highjacking
• snatch
• seizure
• impressment
• shanghaiing

rape

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verb

as in to violate

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

the defendant accused of raping the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violate
• assault
• force
• ravish
• molest
• date rape
• gang rape
• deflower
• paw
• defile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rape

Noun

According to the publication, Selena then took Saldívar to the hospital for examination, where doctors found no evidence of rape. —Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Last year, Donald Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos after the anchor inaccurately stated on-air that Trump had been found liable for rape. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025

Among the film’s interviewees are two former nuns at the school and the abbot who supervised several of the priests accused of rape and murder. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025

The calls include 219 for welfare checks, 114 for suspicious subjects or vehicles, 57 for suicidal subjects or attempts, 54 for trespassing, 53 for fights, 46 for narcotics, 12 for fraud and nine for rape. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025

Prior to his confirmation, Hegseth was accused of rape and seriously abusing alcohol. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025

Every victim is forgotten because to remember - the rapes and child abductions in Ukraine - is to take on responsibility and therefore to begin worrying. —Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

The fear of rape remains for women who leave the camps for firewood or other needs. —Sam Mednick, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025

Contra Costa County prosecutors have charged Eric Ferguson, 49, with forcible rape in the April 2, 2002, attack near Laurel Road in Oakley, according to court documents. —Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025

Verb

The subpoena stems from the former Def Jam executive Drew Dixon previously accusing Simmons in a New York Times piece of raping her in his apartment back in 1995. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 26 Mar. 2025

When a case hits too close to home – one of the girls on her self-defence team is raped – Mars crosses the line into vigilantism. —John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025

Depardieu is also facing an official complaint from actress Charlotte Arnould, who accused him of raping her in 2018. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025

The son of a Japanese woman likely raped by an American GI, he is abandoned after World War II at an orphanage full of children with similar parentage. —Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025

The unidentified woman who claimed Jay-Z raped her at a 2000 party said a recording released by his attorneys twisted her words, according to a report published last week. —arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025

An Idaho man accused of raping a woman in Oakley more than two decades ago will be held for trial following a judge’s decision at a preliminary hearing earlier this week, authorities said. —Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025

But my mom was raped more than 200 times during ten years by more than 70 different men. —Christine Pelisek, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025

The case comes less than two months after a 44-year-old woman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, filed a criminal report with the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office alleging she was raped twice in her cabin, each time by a crew member, on an eight-day cruise that started and ended at PortMiami. —Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025