Синоним слова attack

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1. attackverb

   To attack is to begin hostilities of any kind. A general invades a country by marching in troops; he attacks a city by drawing up an army against it; he assaults it by hurling his troops directly upon its defenses. Assail and assault, tho of the same original etymology, have diverged in meaning, so that assault alone retains the meaning of direct personal violence. One may assail another with reproaches; he assaults him with a blow, a brandished weapon, etc. Armies or squadrons charge; combat and encounter may be said of individual contests. To beset is to set around, or, so to speak, to stud one’s path, with menaces, attacks, or persuasions. To besiege and beleaguer are the acts of armies. To encounter is to meet face to face, and may be said either of the attacking or of the resisting force or person, or of both.

   Synonyms:
   assail, assault, beleaguer, beset, besiege, charge, combat, encounter, fall upon, invade, set upon, storm

   Antonyms:
   aid, befriend, cover, defend, protect, resist, shelter, shield, support, sustain, uphold, withstand

   Preposition:
   We were attacked by the enemy with cannon and musketry.

2. attacknoun

   An attack may be by word; an aggression is always by deed. An assault may be upon the person, an aggression is upon rights, possessions, etc. An invasion of a nation’s territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass. Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.

   Synonyms:
   aggression, assault, encroachment, incursion, infringement, intrusion, invasion, onset, onslaught, trespass

   Antonyms:
   defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender

   Preposition:
   The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.

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1. attackverb

   Synonyms:
   assail, assault, invade, encounter, charge, besiege, impugn, contravene

   Antonyms:
   defend, resist, repel, protest, withstand oil one’s own part, or for another, support, aid, shield, uphold, vindicate, shelter

2. attacknoun

   Synonyms:
   invasion, assault, onset, aggression, onslaught

   Antonyms:
   defense, resistance, repulse, protection, aid, vindication, support, maintenance, shelter

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1. attack, onslaught, onset, onrushnoun

   (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

   «the attack began at dawn»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, attack, oncoming, onrush, bombardment, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack, outpouring, barrage

   Antonyms:
   defend

2. attacknoun

   an offensive move in a sport or game

   «they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, onrush, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack

   Antonyms:
   defend

3. fire, attack, flak, flack, blastnoun

   intense adverse criticism

   «Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party»; «the government has come under attack»; «don’t give me any flak»

   Synonyms:
   ardour, antiaircraft gun, flaming, fervour, ardor, flak, tone-beginning, antiaircraft, onslaught, attempt, blow, fervidness, flak catcher, bam, onset, flack catcher, flack, clap, flame, ack-ack gun, eruption, attack, fire, gust, ack-ack, approach, firing, onrush, fervency, blast, bang, fervor, pom-pom, plan of attack, good time

   Antonyms:
   defend

4. approach, attack, plan of attacknoun

   ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

   «his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons»; «an attack on inflation»; «his plan of attack was misguided»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, flak, onrush, coming, feeler, tone-beginning, approaching, blast, approach shot, onset, glide path, onslaught, glide slope, approach, approach path, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack, flack, fire

   Antonyms:
   defend

5. attack, attemptnoun

   the act of attacking

   «attacks on women increased last year»; «they made an attempt on his life»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, attack, endeavor, onrush, try, plan of attack, fire, endeavour, blast, flak, effort, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack

   Antonyms:
   defend

6. attack, tone-beginningnoun

   a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, attack, onrush, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack

   Antonyms:
   defend

7. attacknoun

   a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

   «an attack of diarrhea»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, onrush, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack

   Antonyms:
   defend

8. attacknoun

   the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

   «the film was sensitive to attack by acids»; «open to attack by the elements»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, onrush, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack

   Antonyms:
   defend

9. attackverb

   strong criticism

   «he published an unexpected attack on my work»

   Synonyms:
   attempt, approach, onrush, plan of attack, fire, blast, flak, onset, onslaught, tone-beginning, flack

   Antonyms:
   defend

10. attack, assailverb

    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»

    Synonyms:
    set on, assail, lash out, aggress, round, assault, attack, snipe

    Antonyms:
    defend

11. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assaultverb

    attack in speech or writing

    «The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker»

    Synonyms:
    ravish, round out, set on, polish up, rape, violate, round down, polish, snipe, lash out, outrage, assail, fill out, dishonor, round, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, flesh out, aggress, dishonour, sharpshoot, round off

    Antonyms:
    defend

12. attack, aggressverb

    take the initiative and go on the offensive

    «The Serbs attacked the village at night»; «The visiting team started to attack»

    Synonyms:
    set on, assail, lash out, aggress, round, assault, attack, snipe

    Antonyms:
    defend

13. assail, assault, set on, attackverb

    attack someone physically or emotionally

    «The mugger assaulted the woman»; «Nightmares assailed him regularly»

    Synonyms:
    violate, set on, assail, lash out, snipe, ravish, round, dishonour, outrage, assault, rape, dishonor, attack, aggress

    Antonyms:
    defend

14. attackverb

    set to work upon; turn one’s energies vigorously to a task

    «I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed»

    Synonyms:
    set on, round, lash out, assail, snipe, aggress, assault

    Antonyms:
    defend

15. attackverb

    begin to injure

    «The cancer cells are attacking his liver»; «Rust is attacking the metal»

    Synonyms:
    set on, round, lash out, assail, snipe, aggress, assault

    Antonyms:
    defend

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Affect
   • Affliction
   • Begin
   • Beginning
   • Conceptualization
   • Criticize
   • Degeneration
   • Fight
   • Turn

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1. attackverb

   Synonyms:
   assail, assault, STORM, encounter, invade, charge, engage, oppugn, TACKLE, have at, set upon, fly at, run at, make a run at, rush upon, spring upon, have a fling at, have a cut at, bear down upon, make aggression on, ride full tilt against, PITCH INTO

2. attackverb

   Synonyms:
   impugn, censure, criticise, reflect upon, pass censure on

3. attacknoun

   Synonyms:
   assault, onset, onslaught, charge, thrust, encounter, invasion, aggression, descent, OFFENCE

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1. attacknoun

   Synonyms:
   assault, onset, aggression, onslaught, invasion, escalade, siege, descent, charge, bombardment, fusillade, allonge, oppugnancy, access, fit

2. attackverb

   Synonyms:
   assault, assail, invade, charge, beset, storm, besiege, bombard, waylay, impugn, censure

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1. List of paraphrases for «attack»:

   assault, attacks, attacking, offensive, aggression, strike, onslaught, bombing, atac, attacked, stroke, cardiac, raid, offense, ataka, tackle, incursion

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1. Adrian Orr:

   We have been advised by the third party provider that this wasn’t a specific attack on the Reserve Bank, and other users of the file-sharing application were also compromised.

2. Lucas Tomlinson:

   This dangerous and escalatory attack was irresponsible and occurred in the vicinity of established air corridors between Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Muscat Oman, possibly endangering innocent civilians.

3. Mina Abdelmalak:

   The police came, but after the attack, there were already cars on fire. People had been bloodied. Stones and bricks had been thrown.

4. Ali Khamenei:

   Today’s dawn attack on Syria is a crime. I clearly declare that the president of the United States, the president of France and the British prime minister are criminals, they will not benefit (from the attack) as they went to Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan in the past years and committed such crimes and did not gain any benefits.

5. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev:

   Now it could be luck that they put this thing together, put it at the Boston Marathon finish line, and were able to detonate them so close to each other and sequentially. But it was a pretty sophisticated attack.

• aanvalAfrikaans
• حملة, هجوم, هاجمArabic
• həmlə, hücumAzerbaijani
• нападзе́нне, атакава́ць, напа́д, напада́ць, напа́сціBelarusian
• нападам, нападение, настъпление, нападе́ние, атака, атакувам, нахвърлям се, пристъпBulgarian
• argadennBreton
• atacar, atacCatalan, Valencian
• útok, útočitCzech
• angribe, overfalde, angrebDanish
• Angriff, angreifen, attackieren, Attacke, AnfallGerman
• επιτίθεμαι, προσβολή, κρίση, επίθεση, ανάκρουση, έφοδος, καταπιάνομαιGreek
• ataki, agresi, atakoEsperanto
• ataque, atacarSpanish
• kallaletung, ründama, halvustama, rünnak, haigushoogEstonian
• eraso, erasoaldiBasque
• حمله, یورشPersian
• hyökätä, hyökkäys, iskulyönti, käydä kimppuun, kohtaus, käydä käsiksi, hyökkääjäFinnish
• attaquer, attaqueFrench
• oanfalle, oanfalWestern Frisian
• ionsaigh, ionsaíIrish
• ionnsaigh, thoir ionnsaighScottish Gaelic
• הִתְקִיף, הַתְקָפָהHebrew
• हमलाHindi
• támadásHungarian
• serang, serbuIndonesian
• attaccoItalian
• 攻撃Japanese
• თავდასხმა, შეტევა, იერიშიGeorgian
• 공격하다, 攻擊, 공격Korean
• په‌له‌مار, êrîş, تێبه‌ربوونKurdish
• атака кылуу, качырып кирүү, зыян, таасир, чабуул, таасирлөө, качыруу, чабуул жасоо, кол салуу, асылууKyrgyz
• pugnaLatin
• pulti, atakuotiLithuanian
• uzbrukums, uzbruktLatvian
• kōkiri, upokotaua, huaki, whakatokeMāori
• ആക്രമിക്കുക, ആക്രമണംMalayalam
• serangan, serangMalay
• aanval, aanvallen, aanvalszijdeDutch
• atak, napad, atakować, napadać, napaśćPolish
• ataque, atacar, investidaPortuguese
• atac, atacaRomanian
• ата́ка, нападе́ние, уда́р, при́ступ, напада́ть, напа́сть, критикова́ть, атакова́ть, припа́док, штурмRussian
• napad, napasti, napadati, напад, нападати, напастиSerbo-Croatian
• útokSlovak
• napasti, napadSlovene
• anfalla, attack, attackera, anfall, angripaSwedish
• దాడి చేయు, దాడి, దండెత్తుTelugu
• ҳамла, ҳуҷумTajik
• การโจมตี, โจมตีThai
• hücûm, saldırı, hamle, taarruz, saldırmakTurkish
• на́пад, напада́ти, напа́сти, ата́ка, атакува́тиUkrainian
• حملہUrdu
• công kích, 攻撃Vietnamese
• tatak, tatakönVolapük
• 攻擊Chinese

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