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 investigation found that the man allegedly assaulted his 63-year-old father and threatened to kill people at the home following an argument. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The man allegedly assaulted Dyer before taking off on foot, according to the Maui Police Department. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The chief said the Romare Bearden Park incident came just days after 200 to 300 teenagers congregated in the University City neighborhood of Charlotte, creating disorder and leaving several officers assaulted while trying to break up fights. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

There is a black tarpaulin on the wall that’s been assaulted with paint and more than a dozen lamps suspended above it, blasting the painting with light as if to interrogate it about the circumstances of its creation. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

In that interview, Davis said Tupac and Knight had assaulted his nephew Orlando Anderson on the night of September 7, 1996. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

The store employees who tried to intervene were physically assaulted, police said. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Police said the suspect broke into the home, physically assaulted a resident and fled with several items. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

In 2002, a former girlfriend alleged in a police report that Welch physically assaulted her during an argument. — Alaina Hampton, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026