Attack synonyms

Dose, ambush, aggress, affect, abuse, address, act of aggression, admonishment, bout, and convulsion are all synonyms for attack. Defend and protect are antonyms of attack. And here are 216 another word for attack.

Another word for attack

1. begin an assault

  • Ambush
  • Begin an assault
  • Begin hostilities
  • Blitz
  • Bombard
  • Charge
  • Fire on/at
  • Pounce
  • Rush
  • Shell
  • Strafe
  • Strike
  • Storm

2. assault

  • Aggress
  • Ambush
  • Assail
  • Assault
  • Batter
  • Beat up on
  • Beat up
  • Beat
  • Do over
  • Duff someone up
  • Fall upon
  • Get stuck into
  • Have a go at
  • Jump
  • Knock about
  • Knock around
  • Lace into
  • Lash out at
  • Lay into
  • Let fly at
  • Let someone have it
  • Mug
  • Paste
  • Pitch into
  • Pounce on
  • Pound
  • Pummel
  • Rough up
  • Sail into
  • Set about
  • Set upon
  • Strike at
  • Tear into
  • Thrash
  • Work over
  • Light into

3. affect

  • Affect
  • Damage
  • Have an effect on
  • Infect
  • Strike at
  • Strike
  • Take hold of
  • Injure

4. criticize

  • Abuse
  • Admonish
  • Bag
  • Bash
  • Bawl out
  • Berate
  • Blame
  • Blast
  • Cane
  • Carpet
  • Castigate
  • Censure
  • Chastise
  • Chew out
  • Condemn
  • Criticize
  • Crucify
  • Cut up
  • Dress down
  • Excoriate
  • Find fault with
  • Fulminate against
  • Give someone a bad press
  • Give someone a roasting
  • Give someone a rocket
  • Give someone a rollicking
  • Give someone hell
  • Hammer
  • Harangue
  • Haul over the coals
  • Have a go at
  • Impugn
  • Knock
  • Lambast
  • Lay into
  • Monster
  • Objurgate
  • Pillory
  • Pull apart
  • Pummel
  • Rap over the knuckles
  • Rate
  • Ream out
  • Rebuke
  • Remonstrate with
  • Reprimand
  • Reproach
  • Reprove
  • Revile
  • Roast
  • Rollick
  • Rubbish
  • Sail into
  • Savage
  • Slag off
  • Slam
  • Slash
  • Slate
  • Take to pieces
  • Take to task
  • Tear a strip off someone
  • Tear into
  • Tear someone off a strip
  • Vilify
  • Reprehend

5. attend to

  • Address
  • Apply oneself to
  • Attend to
  • Buckle down to
  • Concentrate on
  • Confront
  • Deal with
  • Direct one's attention to
  • Embark on
  • Focus on
  • Get cracking on
  • Get started on
  • Get stuck into
  • Get to work on
  • Get weaving on
  • Go to work on
  • Grapple with
  • Have a crack at
  • Have a go at
  • Have a shot at
  • See to
  • Set about
  • Set to work on
  • Undertake
  • Have a stab at

6. assault

  • Act of aggression
  • Assault
  • Blitz
  • Charge
  • Drive
  • Incursion
  • Inroad
  • Invasion
  • Offensive
  • Onslaught
  • Push
  • Raid
  • Razzia
  • Rush
  • Sally
  • Sortie
  • Storming
  • Strike
  • Thrust
  • Onset

7. criticism

  • Admonishment
  • Admonition
  • Bashing
  • Blast
  • Broadside
  • Caning
  • Carpeting
  • Censure
  • Condemnation
  • Criticism
  • Denunciation
  • Diatribe
  • Dressing-down
  • Earful
  • Harangue
  • Invective
  • Knocking
  • Polemic
  • Rant
  • Rap over the knuckles
  • Rating
  • Rebuke
  • Reprimand
  • Reproval
  • Revilement
  • Roasting
  • Rocket
  • Rollicking
  • Slating
  • Stricture
  • Telling-off
  • Ticking off
  • Tirade
  • Verbal onslaught
  • Vilification
  • Wigging
  • Philippic

8. fit

  • Bout
  • Convulsion
  • Dose
  • Fit
  • Flare-up
  • Outburst
  • Paroxysm
  • Seizure
  • Spasm
  • Spell
  • Access

Attack synonyms statistics

The verb "attack" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 3 synonyms with 3 letters, 13 synonyms with 4 letters, 19 synonyms with 5 letters, 37 synonyms with 6 letters, 30 synonyms with 7 letters, 32 synonyms with 8 letters, 22 synonyms with 9 letters, 10 synonyms with 10 letters, 5 synonyms with 11 letters, 12 synonyms with 12 letters, 4 synonyms with 13 letters, 3 synonyms with 14 letters, 4 synonyms with 15 letters, 4 synonyms with 16 letters, 3 synonyms with 18 letters, 4 synonyms with 20 letters, 1 synonym with 21 letters, and 1 synonym with 22 letters, for a total of 207 synonyms for attack.

Attack sentences

The army prepared to attack.

The shark launched an attack.

They planned a surprise attack.

The soldiers defended against attack.


Similar to attack

Word Opposites Synonyms
Unforgettable Forgettable, unexceptional Memorable, indelible
Attentive Inattentive, inconsiderate Alert, awake
Spectacular Dull, unimpressive Striking, picturesque
Attribute Discredit, dismiss Ascribe, assign
On track Off course, misdirected On schedule, on course
Track Ignore, neglect Path, pathway
Black Clear, bright Dark, pitch black
Jackal Prey, victim Canine, coyote
Attach Separate, detach, disconnect Fasten, fix
Attached Detached, separated Fond of, devoted to
Jackass Genius, smart person Donkey, ass
Jacket Exposure, nakedness Coat, jerkin
Lack Have, own, possess, enjoy Be without, have need of
Matter Void, nothingness Affair, business
Pattern Disorder, chaos Design, decoration
Background Foreground, front Surrounding(s), backdrop
Obstacle Advantage, asset, aid Barrier, hurdle
Attempt Abandon, neglect Try, strive
Attitude Indifference, apathy Point of view, view
Attractive Unappealing, repulsive Alluring, appealing
Feedback Silence, neglect Response, reaction
Attention Neglect, distraction Awareness, notice
Attorney Client, non-lawyer Lawyer, legal practitioner