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Synonyms for attack
verb assault physically

hit
harm
charge
raid
besiege
beat
assault
hurt
bombard
ambush
stab
storm
strike
assail
blast

invade
infiltrate
clip
overwhelm
jump
brain
beset
molest
aggress
soak
clock
boot
bust
mug
slog

kick
biff
combat
club
bat
punch
bean
wallop
cook
bash
blister
advance
rush
bop
turn on

whop
larrup
boff
chop down
knock block off
knock cold
knock for a loop
lay siege to
light into
pounce upon
set upon
take the offensive

Antonyms for attacking

aid
assist
retreat
guard
protect
surrender
decrease

resist
shelter
shield
withstand
lose
help
leave alone

defend
submit
support
sustain
be lazy
slough off

Synonyms
verb assault verbally

blame
criticize
abuse
impugn
revile

refute
stretch
blitz
censure
berate

malign
vilify
reprove
lay into
shoot down

jump down one’s throat
jump on one’s case

Antonyms

praise
compliment
sanction
aid
protect
resist
retreat

shelter
shield
surrender
withstand
commend
approve
endorse

defend
submit
support
sustain
be lazy
slough off

Synonyms
verb set to work

tackle
buckle down
take up

deal with
dive into
plunge into

set to
start in on
tear into

Antonyms

aid
protect
resist
retreat
shelter

shield
surrender
withstand
defend
submit

support
sustain
be lazy
slough off

Concept Thesaurus for word attacking
1. Conditional antagonism
Synonyms – noun

attack
onslaught
incursion
outbreak
sally
foray
storm
siege
cannonade.
file fire
raking fire
cut
passado
kick, punch (impulse)
dragonnade
aggressor
echelon.

assault
charge.
inroad
estrapade
sortie
run at
storming
investment
fire
fusillade
crossfire
thrust
carte and tierce
battue
devastation
invader.

assault and battery
aggression
invasion
ruade
camisade
run against
boarding
obsession
volley
sharpshooting
volley of grapeshot
lunge
home thrust
razzia
eboulement.
base of operations

onset
offense
irruption
coupe de main
raid
dead set at.
escalade
bombardment
platoon fire
broadside
feu d’enfer.
pass
coupe de bec
Jacquerie
assailant
point of attack

Synonyms – verbs

attack
set upon
break a lance with
be the aggressor
lift a hand against
march against
show fight.
aim a blow at
fetch one a kick
take a cut at
be down upon
launch out against
make a pass at
close with
attack tooth and nail.
rush at
hawk at
make a rush at
be hard upon
run amuck.
fire a shot at
let off a gun at
shell
spring a mine.
lapidate
hurl at the head of
beleaguer
plant a battery
board
butt

assault
fall upon
enter the lists.
become the aggressor
draw the sword against
march upon
strike at
deal a blow at
give one a kick
take a shot at
pounce upon
bait
make a set at
come to close quarters;
let fly at
tilt at
have at
strike home
run down
draw a bead on [U.S.].
shoot at
open fire
pour a broadside into
throw a stone
pelt
rock [U.S.]
lay siege to
sap
scale the walls.
kick, strike (impulse)

assail
charge
assume the offensive
strike the first blow
take up the cudgels
harry
poke at
give one a blow
have a cut at
have a fling at
fall foul of
slap on the face
make a dead set at
bring to bay.
dash at
run at
let out at
drive one hard
strike at the root of.
fire upon
pop at
pepper
fire a volley
throw stones at
hurl at
beset
invest
mine
cut and thrust
whipe (punish)

invade
impugn
take the offensive
throw the first stone at
advance against
come on
thrust at
fetch one a blow
have a shot at
have a shy at
pitch into
make a thrust at
bear down upon.
ride full tilt against
run a tilt at
fly at
make a dash
press one hard
lay about one
fire at
level at
bombard
fire red-hot shot
stone
hurl against
besiege
open the trenches
storm
bayonet

Synonyms – adjectives

attacking
up in arms.

aggressive

offensive

obsidional.

Synonyms – phrases
“the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death” [Southey]; “their fatal hands no second stroke intend’ [Paradise Lost]; “thirst
Antonyms

defense

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Other adjectives related to attacking

aggressive
obsidional

attacking
offensive

batterfanged
petulcous

ictic
up in arms