Synonyms of ambush

ambush 1 of 2

noun

1

as in attack

a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait

revolutionaries laid in ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• ambushment
• trap
• ambuscade
• surprise
• assault
• surprize
• capture
• hunting
• snare
• charge
• entrapment
• sally
• stalking
• mousetrap

2

as in trap

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise

thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trap
• snare
• ruse
• web
• net
• deception
• trick
• envelopment
• entrapment
• subterfuge
• hazard
• entanglement
• catch
• snag
• pitfall
• duplicity
• cheat
• land mine
• ploy
• cheating
• booby trap
• enmeshment
• double-dealing
• artifice

ambush

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verb

as in to attack

to lie in wait for and attack by surprise

the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• waylay
• surprise
• capture
• ambuscade
• surprize
• trap
• hunt
• stalk
• strike
• storm
• assail
• jump
• snare
• tackle
• entrap
• ensnare
• pounce (on)
• sally
• mug
• net
• charge
• prey (on or upon)
• mousetrap