Pounce upon

Synonyms for "pounce upon" (126 found)

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Closest matches (26)

ambushappear unexpectedlyassailassaultastonishattackbe unexpectedblitzbob upbounceboundbuckbuckjumpbushwhackcapriolecatch atcatch off-guardcatch unawaresclearcome
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come atcome down oncome from behindcome unawarescome uponcome upon unexpectedly

Strong matches (37)

crack down oncreep up oncurvetdescenddescend ondescend upondivedo the unexpecteddropdrop in onfallfall onfall uponfasten uponflash upon onegang up ongo atgo forharryhave at
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hippety-hophithit like lightninghophurdlejumpjump atjump overlaceland onlay atlay hands onlay intoleapleap overleapfroglight into

Related words (63)

makemugnegotiatenose divenose-diveoverjumpoverleapoverskipparachutepitchpitch intoplopplummetplumpplungeplunkpop uppouncepounce onpound
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pull up shortraidsail intoscramble forseizeseize onset onset uponski jumpskin-diveskipsky divesky-diveslamsnapsnap atsnatch atsoundspringspring a surprisespring uponstartstart asidestart upsteeplechasestoopstrikesurpriseswoopswoop downswoop down onswoop down upontake a headertake by surprisetake shorttake the offensivetake unawaresturn upupdiveupleapupspringvaultwade into

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