Synonyms of coups de main

coups de main

noun

plural of coup de main

as in attacks

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the Continental Army's attack on the British-Hessian encampment at Trenton, New Jersey, ranks as one of the most brilliant coups de main of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• raids
• onslaughts
• assaults
• strikes
• attempts
• offensives
• offenses
• offences
• rushes
• aggressions
• bombardments
• onsets
• charges
• blitzes
• counterattacks
• invasions
• incursions
• bombings
• blitzkriegs
• barrages
• ambushes
• descents
• air raids
• counter-assaults
• counterassaults
• counter-aggressions
• breakthroughs
• counter-attacks
• counteraggressions
• sieges
• forays
• ravages
• sallies
• sorties
• counteroffensives
• ambuscades
• sacks
• envelopments
• volleys
• counterstrikes
• counter-strikes
• storms
• salvos
• salvoes
• hails
• cannonades
• fusillades
• pillages
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shields
• guards
• defenses
• securities
• resistances
• oppositions
• protections
• shelters
• defensives