Assail synonyms
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To start work on with purpose and vigor:
To assault is defined as to cause harm to someone, to threaten harm, or to try and cause harm.
To afflict with a plague
The definition of an accusation is a statement made against a person that they have done something wrong, or is the wrongdoing that a person is accused of having done.
The definition of an aspersion is an unfavorable or damaging remark about someone or something.
To cover or set thickly with; stud
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attack in speech or writing
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The act of making judgments; analysis of qualities and evaluation of comparative worth; esp., the critical consideration and judgment of literary or artistic work
To force sexual activity on; rape or molest.
To hit or strike repeatedly; pound
(Electricity) To cause formation of a net electric charge on or in (a conductor, for example).
defend (antonym)
To guard from attack; keep from harm or danger; protect
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To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility:
Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
To formally institute a legal action against a person or corporation wherein they are charged with committing a crime.
To spread false or damaging charges against; slander
To beat severely; hit or whip
To scold or rebuke severely
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To revise or make corrections to a publication.
To find fault with:
(Obs.) To accuse
To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
To enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy
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To publish or make a libel against
To speak evil of; defame; slander; traduce
To oppose with argument; criticize adversely; call in question
Pound means to repeatedly strike with force.
Scathe is to harm or damage, or to fiercely denounce or criticize.
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set at
To rub on or with a stone in order to polish or sharpen.
To assault or capture suddenly:
To attack
To say defamatory things about someone or something.
To strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
To attack verbally, as with criticism.
To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter:
To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
To beat or batter, as with the fists:
(Figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly.
To strike or flail.
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To beat severely; thrash.
To defeat decisively.
To attack with harsh, often insulting language
(Intransitive) To use harsh or abusive wording.
To start a quarrel or be the first to attack
To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
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To set upon with violent force
sail into
To set upon with violent force
To set upon with violent force
rain blows on
praise (related)
Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.
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To attack or oppose suddenly or unexpectedly; turn (on)
To make a fierce verbal attack
To shoot from a hidden position, as at individuals of an enemy force
ensnare (related)
vex (related)
betray (related)
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cast down (related)
besiege (related)
smite (related)
sicken (related)
Find another word for assail. In this page you can discover 74 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for assail, like: attack, assault, plague, accusation, aspersion, beset, See syn. study at, assailment, criticism, abuse and beat.