Synonyms of assailants

assailants

noun

plural of assailant

as in attackers

one who violently sets upon another

the darkness prevented me from getting a good look at my assailant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attackers
• assaulters
• robbers
• predators
• bushwhackers
• invaders
• besiegers
• rapists
• aggressors
• raiders
• muggers
• molesters
• rapers
• ravagers
• counterattackers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assailants

When Costa Rican authorities arrived, Van Dyke and Arroyo appeared to have been confined in a single room by two armed male assailants, SURFER reported. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Prosecutors said Tuesday that one of the assailants, who has not yet been charged, withdrew $503 from an ATM shortly after the shooting and appeared to hand it over to Alex Morris, who is charged with firing on Thomas. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

The attack occurred Sunday night in Planadas, a town in Tolima province, where unidentified assailants fired rockets made from gas cylinders at a military base, according to Planadas Mayor Juan Camilo Hueje. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Days later, assailants stormed Moscow’s Crocus City Hall venue and killed more than 140 people. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

His family told the Herald that the woman did not recognize him and had described her assailants as several Colombians. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

The assailants then took out machine guns from their overcoats and opened fire. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

The assailants used firearms and explosives, igniting the vehicle. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Bishop is enlisted by new director Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) to help Gibbs on his quest to track down the unknown assailants who tried to kill him. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026