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attack


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TO TRY TO HURT SOMEONE USING VIOLENCE


He was attacked in the car park.

Synonyms and examples


assault
legal
The intruder assaulted him in his home.
go for
UKinformal
She suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
come at
He came at me with a baseball bat.
mug
Yes, that is the man who mugged me.
ambush
They ambushed him and left him for dead.
invade
Troops invaded the capital.
storm
Soldiers stormed the building.
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If someone attacks you, they try to hurt you using violence.

TO SHOW DISAPPROVAL OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.

Synonyms and examples


criticize
He criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
condemn
She was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
denounce
The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
come under fire
The government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
censure
formal
The trial judge was censured for incompetence.
chastise
formal
Critics chastised the government for withholding information from its citizens.
castigate
formal
The organization was castigated for bungling the situation.
decry
formal
He was decried as a traitor to his country.
excoriate
formal
The minister excoriated the tabloid press for their biased and untrue coverage.
blast
informal
The senator blasted the president's record on taxes, foreign policy, and the economy.
pan
informal
Her latest movie has been panned by critics.
bad-mouth
informal
The coach was suspended for bad-mouthing a referee.
find fault with
He's always finding fault with my work.
knock
UKinformal
Don't knock him. He's trying his best.
run down
informal
Stop running him down.

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praise
They praised his quick response to the attack.
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If you criticize someone or something, you show disapproval of them.

attack | American Thesaurus


attack


verb
These are words and phrases related to attack. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of attack.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Good chess players must always attack their opponent's king.

Synonyms


assault
assail
strike
take the offensive
begin hostilities against
set upon
fall upon
bear down upon
descend upon
charge
fly at
lunge at
pitch into

Antonyms


withdraw
retreat
defend
guard
protect
resist
The book attacks the Navy for being unprepared for World War II.

Synonyms


censure
denounce
disparage
damn
denigrate
impugn
blame
criticize
fault

Antonyms


defend
support
uphold
sustain
vindicate
excuse
whitewash
Attack each new task with enthusiasm.

Synonyms


set about
undertake
go to work on
go at
tackle

attack


noun
The enemy attack came at dawn.

Synonyms


offensive
offense
assault
invasion
onslaught
incursion
aggression
charge
onset

Antonyms


retreat
withdrawal
defense
resistance
The newspaper's attack on the mayor's plans aroused public indignation.

Synonyms


censure
impugnment
denigration
abuse
disparagement
criticism

Antonyms


defense
support
vindication
excuse
whitewash
His attack was brought on by overexcitement.

Synonyms


seizure
stroke
fit
spasm
paroxysm
spell
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