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

An anti-corruption commission spokesperson told state media Wednesday that officers had gone to the lodge to seize a Lamborghini and a Mercedes-Benz when one of the officials was assaulted. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

During the altercation, one of the suspects pulled out a weapon, and two of the victims were violently assaulted, police said. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Just under a third of ground staff and 42% of cabin crew reported being physically assaulted. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

An ex-Garden Grove police sergeant kidnapped and assaulted a co-worker, an Orange County prosecutor says. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Anyone who assaulted the police shouldn’t have been pardoned. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Cotton recently voted against stopping the DOJ from using taxpayer dollars to pay J-6ers who assaulted police. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

In interviews, six women told the Herald they were raped or assaulted by one or more of the brothers between 2002 and 2004. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Always believe victims If someone tells a student they’ve been assaulted, the student should never doubt them. — CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026