: an especially fierce attack
… the tremendous onslaught across the Rhine …—
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
also
: something resembling such an attack
an onslaught of technological changes
Employers are expecting an onslaught of recent college graduates.
Synonyms of onslaught
Examples of onslaught in a Sentence
an onslaught by the enemy
the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise
Recent Examples on the Web
To deal with the onslaught of usage, managers have even looked beyond Azure.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Harden could not answer that onslaught with his own.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The brutal onslaught also followed proclamations by Evans.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
But if the students’ reaction was a sign of anxiety, or ambivalence, about the rapid onslaught of AI in our daily lives, the message clearly did not reach Google headquarters.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for onslaught
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Harden could not answer that onslaught with his own.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The brutal onslaught also followed proclamations by Evans.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
But if the students’ reaction was a sign of anxiety, or ambivalence, about the rapid onslaught of AI in our daily lives, the message clearly did not reach Google headquarters.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for onslaught
Cite this Entry
“Onslaught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onslaught. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
onslaught
noun
on·slaught
ˈän-ˌslȯt 
ˈȯn-
: a violent attack
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
