Synonyms of attacks

attacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of attack

1

as in raids

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

The USS Constitution was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raids
• assaults
• onslaughts
• strikes
• offensives
• attempts
• offenses
• bombardments
• aggressions
• offences
• counterattacks
• incursions
• rushes
• invasions
• bombings
• blitzes
• onsets
• charges
• ambushes
• barrages
• blitzkriegs
• counter-attacks
• coups de main
• sieges
• descents
• counteroffensives
• ambuscades
• counter-strikes
• sorties
• counterstrikes
• forays
• sallies
• ravages
• breakthroughs
• air raids
• envelopments
• volleys
• counter-assaults
• counterassaults
• sacks
• salvoes
• counter-aggressions
• storms
• pillages
• fusillades
• salvos
• counteraggressions
• cannonades
• hails
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenses
• shields
• guards
• resistances
• oppositions
• defensives
• securities
• protections
• shelters

2

as in bouts

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

malaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouts
• seizures
• cases
• spells
• sieges
• accesses
• pangs
• fits
• spasms
• turns
• relapses
• recurrences
• convulsions
• breakdowns
• agitations
• frenzies
• paroxysms
• collapses
• throes
• eclampsias
• brainstorms
• prostrations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrests
• reliefs
• remissions

attacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of attack

1

as in assaults

to take sudden, violent action against

our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assaults
• raids
• storms
• strikes
• ambushes
• charges
• robs
• swarms
• turns (on)
• descends (on or upon)
• rushes
• assails
• invades
• sicks
• jumps (on)
• besets
• sets at
• sets upon
• sets on
• rounds on
• flies at
• goes in (on)
• tears into
• sics
• bombs
• pounces (on or upon)
• pitches into
• beats up on
• goes at
• trashes
• surprises
• bushwhacks
• lights into
• flanks
• mobs
• besieges
• sacks
• ravages
• waylays
• barrages
• blitzes
• nukes
• bombards
• plunders
• gangs up (on)
• surprizes
• cannons
• loots
• batters
• forays
• ambuscades
• buffets
• mugs
• bum-rushes
• pillages
• beleaguers
• cannonades
• harries
• bangs away (at)
• overruns
• plasters
• envelops
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• shields
• covers
• defends
• secures
• guards

2

as in abuses

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• slams
• insults
• scolds
• blasts
• criticizes
• savages
• assails
• jumps (on)
• curses
• lambasts
• bashes
• excoriates
• ties into
• vituperates
• potshots
• sails into
• harasses
• scathes
• lambastes
• castigates
• trashes
• belabors
• affronts
• beats up on
• reviles
• reprimands
• berates
• harangues
• harries
• slurs
• blasphemes
• lights into
• slanders
• execrates
• disparages
• libels
• belittles
• profanes
• vilifies
• whips
• rebukes
• imprecates
• fulminates
• chastises
• asperses
• bad-mouths
• chides
• lashes (out)
• laces (into)
• blackguards
• traduces
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praises
• commends
• hails
• compliments
• lauds
• acclaims

3

as in approaches

to start work on energetically

Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaches
• tackles
• has at
• dives (into)
• undertakes
• addresses
• tears into
• wades (in or into)
• pursues
• sails into
• falls (to)
• pitches into
• goes at
• focuses (on)
• settles (down)
• concentrates (on)
• focusses (on)
• buckles (down to)
• faces
• lights into
• plunges (in)
• knuckles down (to)
• zeroes (in on)
• pitches in
• takes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evades
• avoids
• shuns
• plays
• lags
• fools
• pokes
• messes
• fiddles (around)
• trifles
• monkeys (around)
• putters (around)
• dawdles
• idles
• dallies
• potters (around)
• dillydallies