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sets upon

phrase , present tense third-person singular of set upon

Synonyms and Antonyms of sets upon

to take sudden, violent action against

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

Synonyms of sets upon

assails, assaults, attacks, besets, bushwhacks, charges, descends (on or upon), goes in (on), jumps (on), pounces (on or upon), raids, rushes, sets on, sics (also sicks), storms, strikes, trashes, turns (on)

Words Related to sets upon

bum-rushes, gangs up (on), mobs, swarms

ambuscades, ambushes, surprises (also surprizes), waylays

blitzes, bombards, bombs, nukes

barrages, cannonades, cannons

bangs away (at), batters, buffets, plasters

beleaguers, besieges, presses

harries, loots, pillages, plunders, ravages, sacks

forays, invades, overruns

envelops, flanks

Phrases Synonymous with sets upon

beats up on, flies at, goes at, lights into, pitches into, rounds on, sets at, tears into

Near Antonyms of sets upon

covers, defends, guards, protects, secures, shields

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