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

Regan has been accused of threatening and intimidating women who worked for the union’s parent organization, and of physically assaulting one, according to reporting by The Times. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

During a recent walk-through with city officials, an encampment resident asked for help after witnessing people entering the encampment and assaulting and robbing residents. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Why Weinstein is being sentenced a second time He was originally sentenced to 23 years in prison after a jury convicted him of assaulting Haley and raping an aspiring actress, Jessica Mann, in 2013. — CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

The jury that last summer found Weinstein guilty of violently assaulting Haley inside his SoHo loft in 2006 reached the same conclusion as the initial set of jurors who heard allegations against him at his landmark #MeToo trial in 2020. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

At least three people were arrested for rioting, resisting arrest, assaulting a peace officer, or a combination of the charges. — Bonny Chu , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Calhoun was serving a four-year sentence for a 2019 conviction on charges including assaulting a police officer, attempting to strangle a police dog, and burglary. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

He is accused of assaulting a deputy before being taken into custody and faces charges including unlawful escape, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

In 2009, Chris Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026