Synonyms of assaulting

assaulting

verb

present participle of assault

1

as in violating

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

• violating
• raping
• forcing
• ravishing
• molesting
• date raping
• gang raping
• pawing
• deflowering
• defiling

2

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

was found guilty of assaulting an officer

enemy forces assaulted the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• raiding
• storming
• robbing
• ambushing
• striking
• charging
• invading
• assailing
• swarming
• rushing
• turning (on)
• siccing
• trashing
• descending (on or upon)
• flying at
• besetting
• jumping (on)
• setting on
• going in (on)
• bushwhacking
• setting at
• tearing into
• pouncing (on or upon)
• setting upon
• going at
• pitching into
• beating up on
• besieging
• flanking
• bombarding
• rounding on
• sacking
• waylaying
• bombing
• battering
• mugging
• surprising
• mobbing
• ravaging
• lighting into
• plundering
• blitzing
• barraging
• nuking
• looting
• ganging up (on)
• pillaging
• bum-rushing
• buffeting
• beleaguering
• cannoning
• harrying
• enveloping
• overrunning
• cannonading
• plastering
• ambuscading
• banging away (at)
• pressing
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• defending
• securing
• guarding
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assaulting

Federal prosecutors charged him with assaulting the agent, then dropped the case in February. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Stokes’ wife, former Hot 97 radio personality and employee TT Torrez, has also spoken out against the incident, issuing a statement through a representative accusing Funk Flex of physically assaulting her during the altercation with her husband. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

After promising to bail out the suspect accused of assaulting Rozay’s son, William Roberts III, 50 posted a video of the 20-year-old, who thanked the G-Unit boss after posting bond. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

He was arrested without injury and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Among those arrested were individuals accused of choking their partners and assaulting their children, the sheriff’s office said. — Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer and nurse after a Delta Air Lines incident. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Selma Blair got candid about her health before allegedly assaulting multiple people aboard a flight to New York. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026

Selma Blair was taken into custody at New York’s JFK Airport on Sunday after allegedly assaulting Delta Airlines flight attendants on board flight 938 from Los Angeles. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026