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pounced (on or upon)

verb , past tense of pounce (on or upon)

Synonyms and Antonyms of pounced (on or upon)

to take sudden, violent action against

the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner

Synonyms of pounced (on or upon)

assailed, assaulted, attacked, beset, bushwhacked, charged, descended (on or upon), jumped (on), raided, rushed, set on, sicced (also sicked), stormed, struck, trashed, turned (on), went in (on)

Words Related to pounced (on or upon)

bum-rushed, ganged up (on), mobbed, swarmed

ambuscaded, ambushed, surprised (also surprized), waylaid

blitzed, bombarded, bombed, nuked

barraged, cannonaded, cannoned

banged away (at), battered, buffeted, plastered

beleaguered, besieged, pressed

harried, looted, pillaged, plundered, ravaged, sacked

forayed, invaded, overran

enveloped, flanked

Phrases Synonymous with pounced (on or upon)

beat up on, flew at, lit into, pitched into, rounded on, set at, set upon, tore into, went at

Near Antonyms of pounced (on or upon)

covered, defended, guarded, protected, secured, shielded

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