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swoop down on

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Synonyms for swoop down on

verb intercept, ambush
  • accost
  • ambuscade
  • assail
  • attack
  • box
  • bushwhack
  • catch
  • jump
  • lurk
  • prowl
  • skulk
  • slink
  • surprise
  • hold up
  • lay for
  • lie in wait
  • pounce on
  • set upon
  • swoop down on

Antonyms for swoop down on

  • allow
  • forward
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to swoop down on

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verb. intercept, ambush

waylay

verb. intercept, ambush
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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