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assault

[uh-sawlt] / əˈsɔlt /
NOUN
attack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggression charge incursion invasion offensive onslaught rape strike violation
STRONG
advance onset storm storming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
retreat
VERB
attack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abuse invade rape shoot down violate
STRONG
advance assail bash beset blast blitz bushwhack charge jump ruin slam storm strike trash zap
WEAK
come down on go for haul off on jump down one's throat jump on one's case lay into let have it light into set upon slap around work over
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease praise retreat

Example Sentences

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Along with jet fighters, refueling tankers and other warplanes at air bases, the U.S. has positioned Navy warships and Marines on amphibious assault ships in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Whatever happens, the assault may well discourage the Iranian people—many of whom have been very pro-American—from viewing the United States as a friend in the future.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Heavily armed federal agents marched down Michigan Avenue wearing body armor and carrying assault rifles.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

But of the five assault on a federal officer cases the office had taken to trial, prosecutors had not won a single one.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Now he was one small soldier in a city preparing for a great assault, clad in the proud but sombre manner of the Tower of Guard.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien