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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Joveljic celebrated his goal by jumping into the stands at Sporting Park before being mobbed by teammates.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The winning goal prompted a raucous celebration from the outnumbered Spain fans inside MetLife Stadium and the entire Spanish bench, which mobbed the striker near the corner flag.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of mob

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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
Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of assault

Verb

Investigators determined that a group of men had attacked him at his San Jose home and that one of them struck him in the face with the handle of a firearm, police said.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Refineries are maxed out, especially after Iran attacked 30 Middle Eastern refineries during the course of the war.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of attack

Verb

Put simply, a lack of depth, whether from rushing into action or insufficient preparation, leads to disappointing results.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Rather than rushing or pressing, the Washington Nationals’ shortstop waits patiently for the right pitch to punish.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 July 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Denton police arrested a man who robbed a bank in the Rayzor Ranch area, and discovered that he was already wanted in a robbery in Arkansas, the department said.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
One of them is planning to rob the house and needs help tracking down the valuables inside.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of rob

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The military convoy was leaving the northern town of Anefis and headed to Gao city when it was ambushed in the Sahara desert.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Nolan’s film has Telemachus and his trusted advisor, Mentor (Ryan Hurst), ambushed by the suitors at a temple dedicated to Apollo.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of ambush

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