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

The former Charlotte bus driver, who just unsuccessfully ran for a Mecklenburg County Commission at-large seat, faces charges of assaulting a federal agent while on federal property. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Cameras are located inside the room, and investigators obtained a search warrant to try and get video evidence of Riley allegedly assaulting the children. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Joseph Henrichsen now faces additional charges of assaulting a federal employee with a deadly weapon, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer, the release said. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 31 July 2026

King accused of assault, charged with misdemeanors While King was detained, a police officer told one of her neighbors at the scene that King was suspected of assaulting a National Guard member, the claim said. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026

He was expelled from Framingham High School after assaulting a student. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026

Antinous shocked even the other suitors by insulting and assaulting an elderly beggar; when the beggar revealed himself as Odysseus and slew the suitors, Antinous was the first to die. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

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