Her brief foray into painting produced only one completed work.
Source: tatoeba (8978068)
Foray
/ˈfɔɹ.eɪ/
Synonyms for "foray" (113 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (23)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (56)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: raid, air attack, air raid, air strike, assault.
- Sentence evidence is available for foray, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "foray".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "foray"
Keep "foray" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "foray" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "foray", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "foray" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
8 entriesair raidfield explorationmarket entrynight raidpilot projectpilot studyraiding partysurprise attack
Collocations
9 entriesbold foraybrief forayearly forayeconomic forayforay into marketsforay into politicsmilitary forayminor foraysuccessful foray
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- ограбвам verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- плячкосвам verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Catalan
1 entries- pillar verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Czech
4 entries- drancovat verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- pustošit verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- rabovat verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- vydrancovat verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Finnish
2 entries- hävittää verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- ryöstää verb (To pillage; to ravage)
French
1 entries- fourrager verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Italian
3 entries- irrompere verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- razziare verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- scorrazzare verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Māori
4 entries- pāhua verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- pāhuahua verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- tunutunu makai verb (To pillage; to ravage)
- tunutunu mākaikai verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Welsh
1 entries- fforio verb (To pillage; to ravage)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Is this your first foray into magic?
Source: tatoeba (10322440)
If the country’s first interplanetary foray is successful, India will become the first Asian country and the fourth worldwide to conduct a mission to the Red Planet.
Source: tatoeba (12111564)
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Muller were among many who should have added the third, and City were limited to rare forays with the excellent Boateng pinching the ball off Aguero and Aleksandar Kolarov shooting wide in stoppage time.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "foray"?
Closest matches include raid, air attack, air raid, air strike, assault.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "foray"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.