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

He was removed from the show when a video surfaced that appeared to show Tate assaulting a woman. — Alanna Durkin Richer, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Police also alleged that the video showed a large number of men in Diablo vests assaulting the man. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Even though Heinrich admitted to assaulting Jared Scheierl, he couldn't be charged in the case because the statute of limitations had expired. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 17 July 2026

At the time, New Orleans police confirmed LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery for allegedly assaulting two men near a bar in the French Quarter. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

One of their bookshop employees was John Waters, later to become renowned as the taboo-assaulting filmmaker. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 July 2026

The criminal case against Encinitas City Councilmember Luke Shaffer, who was initially charged with assaulting a resident during a parking dispute, was dismissed Wednesday after a judge ruled Shaffer completed a misdemeanor diversion program. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026

Right before the flood ravaged the town, Bode visited Danny to try and make amends for physically assaulting him in a home invasion a decade prior. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Prior to her death, Caroline had to step down from her hosting duties after she was charged with assaulting her partner in December 2019. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026