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Assault

🔄 Synonyms of "Assault"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
assailverb	(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
snipenoun	Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
roundnoun	(physical) Of shape:
rapenoun	The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being.
attacknoun	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
ravishmentnoun	ecstasy
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
lash outverb	(figurative) To make a fierce verbal attack.
sexual assaultnoun	A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
batterynoun	(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
set onverb	To be determined to do or achieve something.
assault and batterynoun	(law, idiomatic) The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assault"

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Word	Definition
assailverb	(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
attacknoun	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
set onverb	To be determined to do or achieve something.
assault and batterynoun	(law, idiomatic) The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
lash outverb	(figurative) To make a fierce verbal attack.
rapenoun	The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being.
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
offensivenoun	(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
ravishmentnoun	ecstasy
sexual assaultnoun	A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
roundnoun	A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
batterynoun	(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
snipenoun	Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
aggressornoun	The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
attackingverb	Carrying out an attack.
aggressionnoun	Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
stormingnoun	The act of one who storms or rages.
battlenoun	(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
violentnoun	(obsolete) An assailant.
violencenoun	Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.