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assault

[uh-sawlt] / əˈsɔlt /
NOUN
attack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggression charge incursion invasion offensive onslaught rape strike violation
STRONG
advance onset storm storming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
retreat
VERB
attack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abuse invade rape shoot down violate
STRONG
advance assail bash beset blast blitz bushwhack charge jump ruin slam storm strike trash zap
WEAK
come down on go for haul off on jump down one's throat jump on one's case lay into let have it light into set upon slap around work over
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease praise retreat

Example Sentences

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Former footballer Joey Barton has denied an assault on a man at a Merseyside golf club.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Whatever happens, the assault may well discourage the Iranian people—many of whom have been very pro-American—from viewing the United States as a friend in the future.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Heavily armed federal agents marched down Michigan Avenue wearing body armor and carrying assault rifles.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

This week, L.A. federal prosecutors were in two separate trials involving a charge of assault on a federal officer tied to immigration protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

There they had gathered in the shadow of the cliffs, until the assault above was hottest and nearly all the men of the defence had rushed to the wall’s top.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien