Synonyms of set upon

set upon

phrase

as in attack

to take sudden, violent action against

The armies set upon each other in one of the fiercest battles of the war.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• raid
• storm
• set at
• set on
• turn (on)
• strike
• descend (on or upon)
• jump (on)
• round on
• charge
• pounce (on or upon)
• fly at
• go in (on)
• rob
• ambush
• tear into
• light into
• pitch into
• rush
• beat up on
• invade
• sic
• beset
• trash
• swarm
• assail
• surprise
• gang up (on)
• go at
• bushwhack
• mob
• sack
• bomb
• flank
• mug
• barrage
• cannon
• waylay
• blitz
• buffet
• plunder
• loot
• nuke
• batter
• besiege
• bang away (at)
• cannonade
• bombard
• plaster
• ravage
• foray
• harry
• bum-rush
• ambuscade
• pillage
• press
• overrun
• envelop
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• cover
• secure
• defend
• guard
• shield