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

As the investigation continued, officers received information about a third 10-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026

The charges allege that several members of the Cheltenham High School football team assaulted a then-15-year-old sophomore after two pre-season practices last year, and that the coaches kept quiet after the victim reported the second incident. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 July 2026

The victim, whose name and age have not been released, was assaulted in a communal bathroom of an apartment building in the 1900 block of Pico Boulevard, police and news accounts said. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026

One of the 15 former models who signed that letter in March was Laurie Marsden, who has alleged that Marie assaulted her after a party in 1982. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Andrews was one of nearly 40 CATS bus drivers who were physically assaulted from 2023 through 2025. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

The day after Morrison and the children assaulted her son, the boy’s mother walked into the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office to write out a report in neat, looping cursive. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026