We were not prepared for the assault.
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Assault
//əˈsɔlt//
Synonyms for "assault" (262 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (78)
censurechargecitationcomecome atcome down oncontumelycounterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincrack down oncramcrippling attackcrowddead set atdescenddescend ondescend upondescent ondestroy
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diatribedigdisorderlinessdiversiondiversionary attackdriveelbowengageexecrationfallfall onfall uponflank attackforceforcible seizurefrontal attackgang up ongas attackgetgogo atgo forgo ongoadhammerhard wordsharmharryhave athead-on attackhithit like lightninghold-uphurtlehustleimplicationimpugnmentincriminationinculpationincursioninfiltrationinvasioninvectiveinvolvementjabjamjawingjeremiadjogjogglejoltjostlejumpkillinglace
Related words (131)
land onlay atlay hands onlay intolay wastelaying wastelightlight intolightning attacklightning warlootlootingmakemass attackmassacremaulmegadeathmolestmolestationmug
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muggingnudgeobstreperousnessoffenseoffensiveonfallonsetonslaughtoverkillpanzer warfarepeltphilippicpilepile drivepillagepillagingpitchpitch intopokepounce uponpoundpressprodpunchpushrageraidramram downramprampagerantratingrattleravereflectionresistrevilementriotriotingroarroughruinrunrun againstrun atrushsacksackingsail intosallysavagescreedset onset uponshakeshock tacticsshouldershoveskirmishslaughtersmitesortiesow chaossowing with saltstormstormingstressstrikesurpriseswoop down onswoop down upontake the offensivetampteartear aroundterrorizethrashingthrusttiradetongue lashingtongue-lashingunprovoked assaultunrulinessvandalizevilificationviolateviolationviolencevituperationwade intowreck
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1 entriesTranslations
165 translations across 55 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- sulm noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- προσβολή noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- ὁρμή noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Arabic
4 entries- اِعْتِدَاء noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- حَمْلَة noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- هَجْمَة noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- هُجُوم noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Armenian
1 entries- հարձակում noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- basqın noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Belarusian
3 entries- напа́д noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- нападзе́нне noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- нападзе́ньне noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Bengali
1 entries- আক্রমণ noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ата́ка noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- нападе́ние noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- щурм noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- атакувам verb (to attack)
Catalan
1 entries- assalt noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 攻擊 /攻击 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 突擊 /突击 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 攻擊 /攻击 verb (to attack)
Czech
3 entries- napadení noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- přepadení noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- útok noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Danish
2 entries- angreb noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- overfald noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Dutch
4 entries- aanranding noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- overval noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- aanranden verb (to attack)
- vergrijpen verb (to attack)
Esperanto
1 entries- atenci noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Estonian
2 entries- kallaletung noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- rünnak noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Finnish
4 entries- hyökkäys noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- hyökkäys noun (violent onset or attack with moral weapons)
- pahoinpitely noun (legal: act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm)
- pahoinpitely noun (legal: tort whose action is such an act)
French
4 entries- agression noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- assaut noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- agresser verb (to attack)
- attaquer verb (to attack)
Georgian
1 entries- თავდასხმა noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
German
4 entries- Angriff noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- Anschlag noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- Überfall noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- angreifen verb (to attack)
Greek
1 entries- προσβολή noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Hebrew
1 entries- תְּקִיפָה noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Hindi
2 entries- आक्रमण noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- आक्रमण verb (to attack)
Hungarian
4 entries- ostrom noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- roham noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- támadás noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- megostromol verb (to attack)
Icelandic
1 entries- áhlaup noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- تَجاوُز noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- حَمْلِه noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- هُجوم noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- یورِش noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Italian
4 entries- aggressione noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- aggressione noun (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another)
- aggressione noun (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt)
- all'arrembaggio noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Japanese
4 entries- 攻撃 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 暴行 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 暴行 noun (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another)
- 暴行 noun (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- agredí noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- agridi noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Korean
4 entries- 공격 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 돌격 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 폭행 noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- 폭행 noun (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another)
Latin
4 entries- assultus noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- impetus noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- assultō verb (to attack)
- incessō verb (to attack)
Latvian
2 entries- trieciens noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- uzbrukums noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Lithuanian
1 entries- užpuolimas noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Macedonian
1 entries- напад noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Malayalam
1 entries- ആക്രമം noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Māori
2 entries- haupatu verb (to attack)
- taiapu verb (to attack)
Norman
1 entries- assauter verb (to attack)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- angrep noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- overfall noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Occitan
1 entries- assalt noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Pashto
2 entries- حمله noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- هجوم noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Polish
4 entries- napaść noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- szturm noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- napadać verb (to attack)
- napaść verb (to attack)
Portuguese
4 entries- agressão noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- agressão noun (violent onset or attack with moral weapons)
- agressão noun (legal: violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence to hurt another)
- agressão noun (legal: crime whose action is such an attempt)
Romanian
2 entries- asalt noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- atac noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Russian
4 entries- ата́ка noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- нападе́ние noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- штурм noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- атакова́ть verb (to attack)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nápad noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- на́пад noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Slovak
3 entries- napadnutie noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- prepadnutie noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- útok noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Slovene
1 entries- napad noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Spanish
4 entries- acometimiento noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- agresión noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- asalto noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- ataque noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Swedish
3 entries- angrepp noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- attack noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- överfall noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Tagalog
2 entries- pagsalakay noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- panlalaban noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Tajik
3 entries- юриш noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- ҳамла noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- ҳуҷум noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Tamil
2 entries- தாக்குதல் noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- தாக்கு verb (to attack)
Turkish
1 entries- saldırı noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Ukrainian
2 entries- на́пад noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- штурм noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Urdu
2 entries- حَمْلَہ noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- یُورِش noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
Walloon
2 entries- assåt noun (violent onset or attack with physical means)
- assåder verb (to attack)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The middle aged man was charged with assault.
Source: tatoeba (45098)
They will make an assault on the summit, weather permitting.
Source: tatoeba (278839)
He was charged with assault and battery.
Source: tatoeba (303702)
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