Attack

/əˈtæk/

Synonyms for "attack" (720 found)

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Closest matches (144)

Verb(20 words)

aggress assail assault abuse ambushed assailed assails assaulted badmouthed bayonetted beat beleaguer bepommel beset besiege bombard bombarded bombed broadsided charge

Noun(25 words)

onslaught address ambushing approach assault assaulting assaults attemptbastille stormingbioattack blast blitzes blitzing bomb bombarding bombing bout brickbats broadside broadsides

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challenge chargecharged batterycharges charging

abdominal epilepsyabuse accept accessacquired epilepsyactionactivated epilepsyactivation affectaffect epilepsyaffection aggression aggressiveness agitate ailmentakinetic epilepsyalgorithmall-out warambush amok

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apoplexyappeal to armsapproacharmed combatarmed conflictarrangement arrest articulation assail assailing assailment assault assume attemptautonomic epilepsybarbarize batter battering battle begin beleaguer bellicosity belligerence belligerency berate berating beset besiegebitter wordsblackening blister blitz blitzkrieg blockade blockage bloodshed blueprint blueprinting bout breakthrough brutalizebuckle downbuckle toburn bushwhack butcher butchery calculationcardiac epilepsycarry oncastigate censure challengecharacter assassinationcharge charting chauvinism citationclonic spasmclonus combat combativeness comecome atcome down oncomplaint conception condemn contrivance contumely convulsion corrode corrosioncortical epilepsycounterattack coursecrack down oncramp criminate

Strong matches (216)

criticism criticizecry out againstcry out oncry shame uponcursive epilepsydamndeclare wardecompose decrial decry defamation defy delivery denigrate denigration denounce denunciation deprecate deprecation

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descenddescend ondescend upondescent design destroy destruction device devour diatribe disease disorder disorderliness disparage disparagement disposition dissolvediurnal epilepsydive intodiversiondraw first blooddrive eat eclampsiaembark inembark uponencompass endeavor engageengage inengage in battleenter onenter uponenterprise enunciation envisagement epilepsiaepilepsia graviorepilepsia majorepilepsia minorepilepsia mitiorepilepsia nutansepilepsia tardaepilepsy epitasis erode erosion excoriate execration fallfall intofall onfall tofall uponfalling sicknessfashion fay fever fight fighting figuring fit flayfocal epilepsyforayforcible seizureforesight forethought form frenzy furor fury fustigate gamegang up onget busyget crackingget goingget under wayget with itgogo aboutgo atgo forgo in forgo intogo ongo to itgo upongrand malgraphing gripground planguideline guidelines guise hammer harasshard wordsharryhaute malhave athithit like lightninghop to ithostilitieshot warhysterical epilepsyictus idea impeach implicate implication impugn impugnment incriminate incrimination inculpate inculpation incursion infect infiltration inroad intention invade invasion invectiveinveigh againstinvest involve involvement irruptjacksonian epilepsyjawing jeremiad jingoism jumpjump to itkillingla guerrelace lambasteland onlarval epilepsylaryngeal epilepsylaryngospasm lashlatent epilepsylaunch forthlaunch intolay aboutlay about onelay atlay hands onlay into

Noun(25 words)

criticize decrying discrediting disputeenergy stored chemicallyepisode episodes exploit exploits fang fire firebombs flack flak flames flaming flare-up forays glassing hack

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harpooning harrying invasions lambaste launches

Verb(15 words)

crucifiesdust upfall onfall uponflays hit impugn impugns invade invades lacerate lambastslash outlashedlay into

Adjective(1 words)

harried

Related words (360)

lay onlay wastelaying wastelayoutlevy war onlightlight intolineline of actionlines lineup lockjawlong-range planloot looting makemake war onmalign mannermanner of working

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mapping massacremaster planmatutinal epilepsymaul meansmenstrual epilepsymethod methodologymight of armsmilitarizationmilitary operationsmo mobilization modemode of operationmode of proceduremodus operandimolestmove intomuckraking mudslinging mug muggingmurderous insanitymusicogenic epilepsymustermyoclonous epilepsynocturnal epilepsyobstreperousness occlusion offense offensive onset onslaughtopen hostilitiesopen waroperations researchoppose order organization orgasm outbreak outburst outrage overkill paroxysm peltpetit malphilippic phonationphysiologic epilepsypicture pile pillage pillaging pitchpitch inpitch intoplan planningplanning functionplunge intopouncepounce uponpound practice prearrangement press procedure proceedproceed toproceeding process programprogram of actionpronunciationpsychic epilepsypsychokinesiapsychomotor epilepsypugnacity pull push rage raid rail ramp rampage rant rape rating rationalization rave reflectionreflex epilepsyreprimand resistresort to armsrevile revilement riot rioting roar roastrolandic epilepsyrotatoria rough routine rubbish ruinrun againstrun atrush sack sackingsail intosally savage scarify scathe schedule schema schematism schematization schemescheme of arrangementscorch screed seize seizuresensory epilepsyserial epilepsyset aboutset atset forwardset goingset onset toset to workset uponsetupsexual climaxshellshock tacticsshooting warsiegeskin aliveskirmish slam slander slap slash slaughter smear snap sortiesow chaossowing with saltspasm spellsquare upstartstart instate of warstoppage stormstrategic planstrategy strikestrike atstroke style surpriseswoop down onswoop down uponsystem systematization tack tackletactical plantacticstake ontake the offensivetake uptardy epilepsyteartear aroundtechnique terrorize tetanus tetanythe big picturethe drillthe howthe picturethe swordthe way ofthroes thromboembolism thrombosis tilt tirade tonetongue lashingtongue-lashingtonic epilepsytonic spasmtorsion spasmtotal wartraumatic epilepsytrismus trounce turnturn onturn toucinate epilepsyundertake unruliness utterance vandalize ventureventure uponvilification vilify violate violation violence visit visitation vituperate vituperation vocalization voicingwade intowar warfare warmaking warmongering warring wartime waste wasting way wiseworking planwreck

Verb(28 words)

lay siegelet someone have itlight intomauled mugged onfall onset overrun pommel pounce pound round rush sallied savagedset onset the dogs uponset uponsicks skewered

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snipe storm stormed strikestrike atwap waylays whap

Noun(63 words)

logjamlong thrust movementlunge lunges lunging mauling mobbing mortars mugging offenceoffense definitionoffensive offensives onrush onset onsets onslaughts outthrust pamphleteers paroxysms

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pitchforkingplan of attackpluckiness polemics polemise potshot pounces pouncing raiding raids raptus riposte ripostes ruffs rushes sallies sallying savages savaging seizures sideswipe slams smurf sortieing sorties stabbing stormingstorming bastillestorms strafes strafing strike strikes swoop swooping swoops tackle targettarget algorithmtear intothrusts tone-beginning tonguing

Adjective(3 words)

predatory actionsmittenviolent shove

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

48 entries

act action affect affliction aggression begin beginning commence commencement communication conceptualisation conceptualization contend crimecriminal offence

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More specific

14 entries

addressair raidambushasthma attackdiscreditfrontal assaultmilitary offensivepanic attackphysical attackraid refute siege tackleverbal attack

Collocations

8 entries

attack planattack the problemcounterattacklaunch an attackmilitary attackpanic attackphysical attackverbal attack

Inflections

3 entries

attacked attacking attacks

Derivations

4 entries

attackable attacker attacking counterattack

Antonyms

1 entries

defend

similar

2 entries

aggress assail

Translations

139 translations across 85 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

aanval noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Albanian

1 entries

sulm noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Amharic

2 entries

መምታት noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ማጥቃት noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

προσβολή noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Arabic

2 entries

حَمْلَة noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
هُجُوم m هَجْمَة noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Armenian

1 entries

հարձակում noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

hücum noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
həmlə noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Bashkir

1 entries

һөжүм noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Basque

1 entries

eraso noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Belarusian

3 entries

напа́д noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
нападзе́нне noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
нападзе́ньне noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Bengali

2 entries

আক্রমণ noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
হামলা noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Breton

2 entries

argadenn noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
kerc'h noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Bulgarian

1 entries

нападе́ние noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Catalan

1 entries

atac noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

攻擊 /攻击 noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

攻擊 /攻击 noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Cornish

1 entries

omsettyans noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Czech

2 entries

napadení noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
útok noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Danish

1 entries

angreb noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Dutch

2 entries

aanslag noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
aanval noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Esperanto

2 entries

agreso noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
atako noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Estonian

1 entries

kallaletung noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Finnish

3 entries

hyökkäys noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
päällekarkaus noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
rynnäkkö noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

French

1 entries

attaque noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Galician

1 entries

ataque noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Georgian

3 entries

თავდასხმა noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
იერიში noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
შეტევა noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

German

2 entries

Angriff noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
Attacke noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Greek

1 entries

επίθεση noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Hebrew

1 entries

הַתְקָפָה noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Hindi

2 entries

आक्रमण noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
हमला noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Hungarian

1 entries

támadás noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Icelandic

1 entries

árás noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Ido

1 entries

atako noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Iranian Persian

3 entries

حَمْلِه noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
هُجوم noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
یورِش noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Irish

3 entries

aimsiú noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
amas noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ionsaí noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Italian

1 entries

attacco noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Japanese

1 entries

攻撃 noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Kazakh

1 entries

шабуыл noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Korean

1 entries

공격 noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

асылуу noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
атака кылуу noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
зыян noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
качыруу noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Latin

3 entries

aggressiō noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
impetus noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
impugnātiō noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Latvian

1 entries

uzbrukums noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Lithuanian

2 entries

ataka noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
puolimas noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Macedonian

1 entries

напад noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Malay

1 entries

serangan noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Malayalam

1 entries

ആക്രമണം noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Middle English

1 entries

enemyte noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Mongolian

1 entries

дайралт noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Nepali

2 entries

आक्रमण noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
हमला noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

shamɓulio noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Norman

1 entries

attaque noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

êrîş noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

angrep noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

angrep noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
åtak noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Occitan

1 entries

atac noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Odia

1 entries

ଆକ୍ରମଣ noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Old English

1 entries

onrǣs noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Pashto

2 entries

حمله noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
هجوم noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Polish

2 entries

atak noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
napad noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Portuguese

1 entries

ataque noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Romanian

1 entries

atac noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Russian

2 entries

ата́ка noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
нападе́ние noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

ionnsaigh noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

nápad noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
на́пад noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Slovak

2 entries

napadnutie noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
útok noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Slovene

1 entries

napad noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Spanish

1 entries

ataque noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Swahili

1 entries

mashambulizi noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Swedish

2 entries

anfall noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
attack noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Tajik

3 entries

юриш noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ҳамла noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ҳуҷум noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Tamil

1 entries

தாக்குதல் noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Tatar

1 entries

һөҗүм noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Telugu

1 entries

దాడి noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Thai

1 entries

การโจมตี noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Turkish

3 entries

hamle noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
hücum noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
saldırı noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Turkmen

1 entries

hüjüm noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Ukrainian

1 entries

на́пад noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Urdu

4 entries

آکْرَمَن noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
حَمْلَہ noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ہَجْمَہ noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ہُجُوم noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Uyghur

1 entries

ھۇجۇم noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Uzbek

2 entries

hamla noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
hujum noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Vietnamese

2 entries

sự công kích noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
sự tấn công noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Volapük

1 entries

tatak noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Welsh

2 entries

cyrch noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
ymosodiad noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Yiddish

2 entries

אַטאַק noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
אַטאַקע noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Zazaki

3 entries

gur (diq) noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
hamle noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)
hıcum noun (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Wolves won't usually attack people.

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I had an angina attack.

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The reformers were subject to every attack from the Establishment.

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We prepared for an attack.

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