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

Scott and Dylan walked away from faculty members and the video production crew and and Scott allegedly assaulted her in a janitor’s closet. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public’s assistance after a man broke into a woman’s residence and assaulted her early Tuesday morning in a small Kansas town. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Police say a Mount Oliver man allegedly assaulted a University of Pittsburgh student inside the student's apartment. — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

In a statement, Fremont police said two teenagers armed with a gun forced entry into an apartment and assaulted the two occupants. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Police were called to a condominium complex on Concord Drive on a report that a woman had been assaulted. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

The chief said the former officers allegedly physically assaulted two people, including using a stun gun on them. — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Shakur and Knight were accused of having earlier assaulted Anderson inside an MGM Grand hotel and casino where Mike Tyson had just boxed. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Multiple women testified about their fear of being harassed or assaulted by rideshare drivers. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026