English

Detailed Synonyms for assault in English

assault:

assault [the ~] noun

  1. the assault
    the assault; the raid; the hold up
  2. the assault
    the attack; the assault; the run; the rush; the raid; the storming; the scaling
  3. the assault
    the attack; the assault
  4. the assault
    the violating; the assault; the criminal assault
  5. the assault
    the armed robbery; the assault; the hold-up
  6. the assault
    – a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped 1
    the assault
    – a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped 1
  7. the assault
    – the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will 1
    the assault; the rape; the violation; the ravishment
    – the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will 1
  8. the assault
    – close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 1
    the assault
    – close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 1

to assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)

  1. to assault
    to attack; to assault; to raid; to lay violent hands upon; to violate; to storm
    • attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • raid verb (raids, raided, raiding)
    • lay violent hands upon verb (lays violent hands upon, laid violent hands upon, laying violent hands upon)
    • violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
    • storm verb (storms, stormed, storming)
  2. to assault
    to torture; to molest; to assault; to beat up; to batter
    • torture verb (tortures, tortured, torturing)
    • molest verb (molests, molested, molesting)
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • beat up verb (beats up, beated up, beating up)
    • batter verb (batters, battered, battering)
  3. to assault
    assail; to assault
  4. to assault
    to besiege; to attack; to assault; to raid; to storm
    • besiege verb (besieges, besieged, besieging)
    • attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • raid verb (raids, raided, raiding)
    • storm verb (storms, stormed, storming)
  5. to assault
    use force; to assault
  6. to assault
    – attack in speech or writing 1
    to assault; to attack; to round; assail; snipe; to lash out
    – attack in speech or writing 1
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
      • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker1
    • round verb (rounds, rounded, rounding)
    • assail verb
    • snipe verb
    • lash out verb (lashes out, lashed out, lashing out)
  7. to assault
    – attack someone physically or emotionally 1
    to assault; to attack; assail; to set on
    – attack someone physically or emotionally 1
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
      • The mugger assaulted the woman1
    • attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
    • assail verb
      • Nightmares assailed him regularly1
    • set on verb (sets on, set on, setting on)
  8. to assault
    – force (someone) to have sex against their will 1
    to assault; outrage; to violate; to rape; to ravish; to dishonour; dishonor
    – force (someone) to have sex against their will 1
    • assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • outrage verb
    • violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
    • rape verb (rapes, raped, raping)
      • The woman was raped on her way home at night1
    • ravish verb (ravishs, ravished, ravishing)
    • dishonour verb, British (dishonours, dishonoured, dishonouring)
    • dishonor verb, American

Conjugations for assault:

present
  1. assault
  2. assault
  3. assaults
  4. assault
  5. assault
  6. assault
simple past
  1. assaulted
  2. assaulted
  3. assaulted
  4. assaulted
  5. assaulted
  6. assaulted
present perfect
  1. have assaulted
  2. have assaulted
  3. has assaulted
  4. have assaulted
  5. have assaulted
  6. have assaulted
past continuous
  1. was assaulting
  2. were assaulting
  3. was assaulting
  4. were assaulting
  5. were assaulting
  6. were assaulting
future
  1. shall assault
  2. will assault
  3. will assault
  4. shall assault
  5. will assault
  6. will assault
continuous present
  1. am assaulting
  2. are assaulting
  3. is assaulting
  4. are assaulting
  5. are assaulting
  6. are assaulting
subjunctive
  1. be assaulted
  2. be assaulted
  3. be assaulted
  4. be assaulted
  5. be assaulted
  6. be assaulted
diverse
  1. assault!
  2. let's assault!
  3. assaulted
  4. assaulting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

assault

  1. assault

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Related Definitions for "assault":

  1. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped1
  2. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will1
  3. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack1
  4. attack in speech or writing1
  5. attack someone physically or emotionally1
    • The mugger assaulted the woman1
  6. force (someone) to have sex against their will1

Related Synonyms for assault