Synonyms of setting upon

setting upon

phrase

present participle of set upon

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• raiding
• assaulting
• turning (on)
• descending (on or upon)
• setting at
• setting on
• storming
• going in (on)
• jumping (on)
• flying at
• rounding on
• pouncing (on or upon)
• going at
• striking
• tearing into
• pitching into
• beating up on
• lighting into
• robbing
• charging
• ambushing
• rushing
• ganging up (on)
• invading
• assailing
• besetting
• swarming
• bushwhacking
• trashing
• surprising
• banging away (at)
• siccing
• mobbing
• flanking
• sacking
• bombing
• mugging
• ambuscading
• besieging
• waylaying
• blitzing
• bombarding
• looting
• battering
• nuking
• plundering
• cannonading
• ravaging
• buffeting
• plastering
• barraging
• bum-rushing
• pillaging
• enveloping
• cannoning
• beleaguering
• harrying
• pressing
• overrunning
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• defending
• securing
• guarding
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of setting upon

Place all dryer-safe clothing from your luggage in the dryer for 30 to 45 minutes at the highest heat setting upon returning home. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026