Synonyms of assaulted

assaulted

verb

past tense of assault

1

as in violated

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violated
• raped
• forced
• ravished
• molested
• date raped
• deflowered
• gang raped
• pawed
• defiled

2

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

was found guilty of assaulting an officer

enemy forces assaulted the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• raided
• stormed
• struck
• robbed
• ambushed
• charged
• invaded
• assailed
• swarmed
• turned (on)
• rushed
• set at
• set on
• descended (on or upon)
• bushwhacked
• beset
• jumped (on)
• set upon
• trashed
• went in (on)
• flew at
• rounded on
• pounced (on or upon)
• went at
• pitched into
• tore into
• sicced
• surprised
• mobbed
• lit into
• sacked
• besieged
• mugged
• flanked
• waylaid
• bombed
• bombarded
• beat up on
• battered
• blitzed
• plundered
• ravaged
• buffeted
• looted
• barraged
• pillaged
• ganged up (on)
• nuked
• bum-rushed
• cannonaded
• beleaguered
• plastered
• ambuscaded
• harried
• enveloped
• overran
• cannoned
• pressed
• banged away (at)
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• covered
• secured
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assaulted

According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Large private surveys of students at multiple colleges consistently estimate that 1 in 5 college women are assaulted while attending university. — Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

At a sleek little mall complex, River is too late both to aid Coe in his fatal fight against the male assassin and to keep Sid from getting assaulted and kidnapped by them in their car. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

From 2020 through October 2025, passengers on Charlotte buses were seriously assaulted at least 31 times. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

And Monday, OutKick's Jackson Thompson reported that a Washington family requested a SCOTUS injunction after their daughter was allegedly assaulted by a trans athlete last year. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

In the clip, Too $hort expressed empathy for Cassie Ventura, who Combs physically assaulted during a 2016 incident captured on video in a Miami hotel. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Oct. 2026

About a month after the incident, Soenen said she was assaulted again at an off-campus party while heavily intoxicated. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The woman, who was the only person found in the vehicle, had been assaulted by the shooting suspect, sheriff’s officials said, and the two men left the vehicle. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026