rape Synonyms
Another word for rape
• noun (Context 1)
Unlawful sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse, carried out forcibly or without a person's consent.
"The legal system imposes severe penalties for sexual assault and other forms of sexual assault."
• verb (Context 2)
To commit the crime of rape against a person; to force someone to submit to non-consensual sexual intercourse.
"The defendant was convicted after multiple witnesses testified at the trial."
• noun (Context 3)
An outrageous violation, plundering, or despoiling of a place, country, or natural environment.
"Conservationists condemned the unchecked deforestation as the plundering of the ancient woodland."
• noun (Context 4)
An annual plant of the cabbage family (Brassica napus) with bright yellow flowers, widely cultivated as livestock fodder and for its oil-rich seeds.
"Fields of flowering rapeseed turned the springtime countryside a vivid shade of yellow."
• verb (Context 5)
To plunder, despoil, or strip a place or natural resource in a destructive manner.
"Illegal logging operations continued to plunder the region's protected forests."
• noun (Context 6)
The pomace or refuse of grapes left after pressing in winemaking, used especially in the production of vinegar.
"The traditional vinegar maker filtered the fermented liquid through a bed of grape pomace."
Opposites of rape
The opposite of rape shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: