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

Researchers have found that these assailants are disproportionately likely to have dementia. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

An ensuing investigation connected the five suspects to a March assault in Sunnyvale, and linked the group to three more assailants, two men and a 16-year-old boy, police said. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

After arming himself, Achilles is recognized by his assailants. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 July 2026

In a further interview that night, the victim named Fuller, Brown and Mumphrey as the assailants. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

The footage shows armed assailants breaking through the front door before entering the house and threatening Guzman. — CBS News, 12 June 2026