BUM-RUSH Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

bum-rush

verb

Definition of bum-rush

as in to mob

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Recent Examples of bum-rush Ground vermin don’t tend to be bum-rushed out in a few hours. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Dec. 2025 Listen to him bum-rush a workers’ union meeting and begin describing, with over-enthusiastic earnestness, how dogs get a raw deal. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025 When Klepper was covering a protest at a school board meeting, somebody bum-rushed him. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025 These artists bum-rushed the entire industry — from blazing defiant lyrics to becoming record mogul millionaires in corporate boardrooms; baggy jeans, baseball caps, leather sneakers and hoodies became a billion-dollar market. — Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 The Cardinals bum-rushed the southpaw for a pair of solo homers in the opening frame. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024

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The line outside the Manhattan nightclub Joyface was always hectic, but on Saturday night it was particularly mobbed.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel Duran #20 of the Texas Rangers is mobbed by teammates after a walk-off double that scored the game winning run against the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning at Globe Life Field on August 04, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mob

Verb

Hanoi, Vietnam — Vietnam has charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted while in her bed during a group holiday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Pleitez would later tell police she was being confronted by Ahumada and others, who were assaulting her 20-year-old companion and attempting to drag him from the car.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of assault

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Beyond being used to stalk innocent people, the cameras have also swarmed random individuals with over-the-top police responses, including a journalist.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
Equally important will be Ipswich’s ability to create from more frenetic phases of play; pressing high, winning second balls in midfield, and picking their moments to swarm around the ball and sprint into space.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarm

Verb

Another warehouse belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries was also attacked to the east of Moscow, Vorobyov said, with a fire breaking out at the facility.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Crossing threat Undoubtedly, Coventry’s best attacking moments come from wide positions.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of attack

Verb

When Conforto returned to Williamsport with the Mets in 2018, all those moments came rushing back.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
The microscopic amoeba thrives in warm freshwater and can cause a neurological infection when water containing the amoeba rushes through the nose and reaches the brain, according to the state health department.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, whose administration was widely assailed for its desultory initial response, has made high-profile appearances in La Guaira.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of assail

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With the help of his best friend Cliff, Robbie decides to take matters into his own hands by robbing the Dark Hearts’ drug-dealing operation in order to provide a better life for his children and to avenge his brother’s death.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

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