assail

Verbs

  • (v) attack someone physically or emotionally
    • The mugger assaulted the woman
    • Nightmares assailed him regularly
    assault, set on, attack,
  • (v) launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
    • Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
    • Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
    attack,
  • (v) attack in speech or writing
    • The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
    lash out, attack, assault, snipe, round,

Synonyms

assault set on attack lash out snipe round

Antonyms

defend

Words of close approximity

Assam assay
assailability assailable assailant