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ambush

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ambush

1 a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait

  • revolutionaries laid an ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel
Synonyms of ambush

ambuscade, ambushment, surprise (also surpize), trap
Words Related to ambush

assault, attack, charge, sally

capture, entrapment, mousetrap, snare

hunting, stalking

2 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 captorʼs car
Synonyms of ambush

net, snare, trap, web
Words Related to ambush

enmeshment, entanglement, entrapment, envelopment

booby trap, catch, hazard, land mine, pitfall, snag

artifice, cheat, cheating, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, ploy, ruse, subterfuge, trick

ambush

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ambush

to lie in wait for and attack by surprise

  • the kingʼs enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king
Synonyms of ambush

ambuscade, surprise (also surprize), waylay
Words Related to ambush

assail, assault, attack, storm, strike

jump, mug, pounce (on), tackle

charge, sally

capture, ensnare, entrap, mousetrap, net, snare, trap

hunt, prey (on or upon), stalk

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