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

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

No one in Cathy’s family seems to know she was assaulted, but for us, that information contextualizes her now-twisted understanding of her own looks and sexuality. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Yu Yu and Rogers told Vienna police that Yu Yu had been assaulted. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

In 2010, Barnes was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence with his then-fiancée, Govan, who later denied that Barnes had assaulted her, per ABC7 Eyewitness News. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

The suspects then forced the clerk into a rear employee office at gunpoint, where the clerk was allegedly assaulted, according to police. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

During which he was physically assaulted and told that in no uncertain terms that this was coming from the captain. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

While imprisoned, Sanchez assaulted another inmate and was sentenced to another eight years, authorities reported. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Thompson, then 23, and Rocco James Surace, then 30, beat Ivester with chains, burned her with cigarettes and assaulted her with a chair leg during the horrific ordeal inside the Sunny Isles Motel at 16375 Biscayne Blvd. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026