Assail

/əˈseɪl/

Synonyms for "assail" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(4 words)

assault attack berate bombard

abuse agitate ambush assault attack battle beset besiege blister blitz bushwhack castigate censure chargecome at

Noun(2 words)

assaults attacks

Strong matches (31)

come down oncrack down oncriminatecry out againstcry out oncry shame upondescend ondescend uponencounter excoriate fallfall onfall uponflay fustigategang up ongogo atgo forharry

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have athithit like lightningimplicate impugn incriminate

Verb(4 words)

criticize denounce grill harry

Noun(1 words)

firebombs

Related words (52)

inculpate involve jump laceland onlashlay atlay hands onlay intolightlight intomake mug pelt pitchpitch intopounce uponpound resist roast

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sail intoscarify scathe scorchset onset uponskin aliveslander slash storm strike surpriseswoop down onswoop down upontake the offensivetrounce turn vilify visit vituperatewade into

Verb(7 words)

lash outlashed pelted roundset onsnipe strike

Noun(4 words)

mobbing poniard pounces pummelling

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6 relation types

More general

12 entries

act attack contend criticise criticize fight knock movepick apartstruggleverbal attackverbal pressure

More specific

10 entries

accuse berate beset denounce grill harry interrogate press raid storm

Collocations

5 entries

assail the defensesassail with questionsstrongly assailverbal attackviolent attack

Inflections

3 entries

assailed assailing assails

Derivations

6 entries

assailability assailable assailant assailer assailingly assailment

similar

2 entries

aggress attack

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.

Source: wiktionary

Our ears were assailed by her joyous efforts on her new saxophone.

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With greedy force he gan the fort assayle, / Whereof he weend possesse soone to bee, / And win rich spoile of ransackt chastitee.

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[L]et us once again assail your ears, / That are so fortified against our story, / What we two nights have seen.

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