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Synonyms for light into
verb attack

abuse
invade
rape
violate
beset
trash
advance
ruin

blitz
bushwhack
jump
charge
slam
zap
storm
strike

assail
blast
bash
come down on
go for
lay into
shoot down
haul off on

let have it
set upon
slap around
work over
jump down one’s throat
jump on one’s case

Antonyms for light into

retreat

decrease

praise

Synonyms
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
pounce upon
set upon
take the offensive

Antonyms

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 attack

assail
assault

charge
go for

invade
rush

fall upon
fly at

Synonyms
verb argue

claim
urge
defend
charge
insist
assert
say
maintain
allege
tell
dispute
hold

vindicate
affirm
enjoin
prescribe
cross
rip
aver
mix
avow
dictate
report
blast

warrant
debate
zap
justify
come at
gang up on
lay into
take on
fly in face of
go at
have at
have bone to pick

jump on
lace into
let have it
lock horns with
mix it up
put up argument
set to
sock it to one
stick it to

Antonyms

deny
desert
retreat
cede
give in

surrender
question
forget
divide
separate

abandon
give up
leave
unmix

Synonyms
verb oppose action, belief

force
combat
support
maintain
resist
continue
oppose
argue
withstand
traverse
bicker
wrangle

hassle
further
row
wage
uphold
contest
conduct
dispute
persevere
prosecute
squabble
travail

defy
persist
effect
struggle
strive
buck
repel
endure
buckle down
carry on
fall out
lay into

take on
engage in
exert oneself
hammer away
make a stand against
push forward
put up an argument
spare no effort
stand up to
take pains
tangle with
toil on

Antonyms

surrender
ignore
comply
give in
concur
cease
uphold

let go
agree
neglect
yield
halt
stop
give up

leave
idle
quit
forget
make peace
believe

Synonyms
verb blame, scold

criticize
rebuke
denounce
censure
admonish
upbraid
chide

castigate
reproach
reprehend
rap
lecture
lesson
reprove

check
chew out
come down on
dress down
tell off
monish
call on the carpet

give the dickens
lower the boom
take to task
tick off
give piece of one’s mind

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise

exonerate
forgive
reward

approve
flatter
commend

Synonyms
verb find fault with

criticize
castigate
taunt
denounce
chide
berate
blame
admonish
upbraid
censure
rebuke

reprimand
vilify
reproach
cavil
ream
reprobate
nag
revile
preach
rail
asperse

vituperate
rate
abuse
expostulate
lecture
disparage
reprove
chasten
dress down
put down
rake over the coals

tell off
recriminate
give a talking-to
jump on
keep aft
lay down the law
objurate
take to task

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
applaud

exonerate
honor
approve
commend

flatter
help

Synonyms
verb scold

chastise
chide
berate
admonish
castigate
reprimand

reproach
ream
criticize
chasten
censure
blame

lecture
chew out
put down
rake over the coals
tell off
give a talking-to

jump on
lay down the law
take to task

Antonyms

compliment
forgive

laud
praise

approve

Synonyms
verb plod, often through water

bathe
trek
splash
stumble
paddle
attempt
toil

launch
initiate
attack
drudge
tackle
labor
walk

start
fall to
go for
pitch in
ford
get feet wet
get stuck in

jump in
set about
set to
tear into
work through

Antonyms

laze
ignore
avoid
dodge

be lazy
idle
neglect
end

finish
stop
conclude