Synonyms of went at

went at

phrase

past tense of go at

1

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

He went at his opponent with such fervor, the fight was practically over before it began.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• raided
• assaulted
• went in (on)
• turned (on)
• stormed
• set at
• struck
• jumped (on)
• set on
• flew at
• descended (on or upon)
• charged
• set upon
• robbed
• rounded on
• rushed
• ambushed
• tore into
• pitched into
• invaded
• pounced (on or upon)
• swarmed
• assailed
• lit into
• beat up on
• bushwhacked
• beset
• sicced
• trashed
• surprised
• ganged up (on)
• flanked
• sacked
• mobbed
• ambuscaded
• besieged
• bombed
• cannonaded
• waylaid
• battered
• bombarded
• blitzed
• plundered
• mugged
• ravaged
• nuked
• beleaguered
• looted
• buffeted
• banged away (at)
• plastered
• bum-rushed
• barraged
• cannoned
• harried
• pillaged
• pressed
• enveloped
• forayed
• overran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covered
• protected
• secured
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

2

as in had at

to start work on energetically

She went at that project with such enthusiasm, you could tell it was a labor of love.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• had at
• waded (in or into)
• approached
• dived (into)
• tackled
• sailed into
• undertook
• tore into
• attacked
• addressed
• fell (to)
• concentrated (on)
• pitched into
• focused (on)
• pursued
• settled (down)
• lit into
• plunged (in)
• buckled (down to)
• pitched in
• faced
• took up
• knuckled down (to)
• zeroed (in on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• evaded
• shunned
• played
• lagged
• puttered (around)
• trifled
• fooled
• messed
• fiddled (around)
• poked
• idled
• dawdled
• dallied
• dillydallied
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed (around)