Synonyms of ambushed

ambushed

verb

past tense of ambush

as in attacked

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

• attacked
• assaulted
• waylaid
• surprised
• captured
• trapped
• hunted
• ambuscaded
• stormed
• assailed
• stalked
• mugged
• jumped
• struck
• tackled
• snared
• sallied
• entrapped
• ensnared
• charged
• pounced (on)
• netted
• preyed (on or upon)
• mousetrapped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ambushed

After the match, Charlotte Flair walked out as the Baddies were being ambushed by Stratton and Green. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Nolan’s film has Telemachus and his trusted advisor, Mentor (Ryan Hurst), ambushed by the suitors at a temple dedicated to Apollo. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026

In 2015, an excited fan ambushed Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine during a concert at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Jordan Harbst, 25, was ambushed and stabbed to death early July 6 while riding a scooter home along the Greenbelt, prosecutors said. — Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

According to prosecutors, a group of gunmen later tracked Bowman to Los Angeles in 2022, then stalked and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

On May 17, 1777, a group of British soldiers, loyalist militia and Native Americans ambushed Georgia Patriots near the mouth of Thomas Creek, near what is now the Jacksonville airport. — Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

The facility hosts a memorial for past police horses and former Officer Tara O’Sullivan, who was ambushed and killed when responding to a domestic violence incident in 2019. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026