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attack
noun as in physical assault
Strongest matches
aggression, barrage, charge, incursion, intervention, intrusion, invasion, offensive, onslaught, outbreak, raid, rape, skirmish, strike, violation
Strong matches
advance, assailing, blitz, blitzkrieg, defilement, drive, encounter, encroachment, foray, initiative, inroad, irruption, mugging, offense, onrush, onset, push, rush, storming, thrust, volley
Weak matches
noun as in verbal assault
Strongest matches
Strong matches
belligerence, blame, calumny, censure, combativeness, denigration, denunciation, libel, pugnacity, slander, vilification
Weak match
noun as in sudden dysfunction or disorder
verb as in assault physically
Strongest matches
ambush, assail, assault, beat, besiege, blast, bombard, charge, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, raid, stab, storm, strike
Strong matches
advance, aggress, bash, bat, bean, beset, biff, boot, bop, brain, bust, clip, clock, club, combat, cook, jump, kick, larrup, molest, mug, overwhelm, punch, rush, slog, soak, wallop, whop
Weak matches
boff, chop down, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, lay siege to, light into, pounce upon, set upon, take the offensive, turn on
verb as in assault verbally
verb as in set to work
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Weak matches
buckle down, deal with, dive into, plunge into, set to, start in on, take up, tear into
Example Sentences
The drug prevents attacks of hereditary angioedema, which causes recurrent and severe swelling of body parts.
Clad in military fatigues and armed with rifles loaded with blank cartridges, members of the Lithuanian Rifleman’s Union, or LRU, a state-funded paramilitary group, spent several days training to repel a possible enemy attack.
In this disease, the body's own immune defenses mistakenly attack and destroy the insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas.
She calls back to their previous interaction in the beauty shop, couching it as Edward having attacked her.
You can still fall victim to phishing attacks.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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