Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Attack

Nouns
  • attack
  • assault, assault and battery
  • onset, onslaught, charge. aggression, offense
  • incursion, inroad, invasion
  • irruption
  • outbreak
  • estrapade, ruade
  • coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray
  • run at, run against
  • dead set at. storm, storming
  • boarding, escalade
  • siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade. fire, volley
  • platoon fire, file fire
  • fusillade
  • sharpshooting, broadside
  • raking fire, cross fire
  • volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, home thrust
  • kick, punch etc. (impulse) Impulse. battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade
  • devastation etc. [Nonproduction.] Destruction
  • aggressor, invader. base of operations, point of attack
  • echelon.
Verbs
  • attack, assault, assail
  • invade
  • set upon, fall upon
  • charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists. assume the offensive, take the offensive
  • be the aggressor, become the aggressor
  • strike the first blow, draw first blood, throw the first stone at
  • lift a hand against, draw the sword against
  • take up the cudgels
  • advance against, march against
  • march upon, harry
  • come on, show fight. strike at, poke at, thrust at
  • aim a blow at, deal a blow at
  • give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick
  • have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at
  • be down upon, pounce upon
  • fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against
  • bait, slap on the face
  • make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at
  • bear down upon. close with, come to close quarters
  • bring to bay. ride full tilt against
  • attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs. let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at
  • make a dash, make a rush at
  • strike home
  • drive one hard
  • press one hard
  • be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of. lay about one, run amuck. aim at, draw a bead on [U.S.]. fire upon, fire at, fire a shot at
  • shoot at, pop at, level at, let off a gun at
  • open fire, pepper, bombard, shell, pour a broadside into
  • fire a volley, fire red-hot shot
  • spring a mine. throw a stone, throw stones at
  • stone, lapidate, pelt
  • hurl at, hurl against, hurl at the head of
  • rock beset [U.S.], besiege, beleaguer
  • lay siege to, invest, open the trenches, plant a battery, sap, mine
  • storm, board, scale the walls. cut and thrust, bayonet, butt
  • kick, strike etc. (impulse) Impulse
  • whip etc. (punish) Punishment. [attack verbally] assail, impugn
  • malign (detract) Detraction. bomb, rocket, blast.
Adjectives
  • attacking etc. v.
  • aggressive, offensive, obsidional. up in arms.
Adverbs
  • on the offensive.
Int
  • up and at them! "
Phrases
  • the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death" [Southey]
  • their fatal hands no second stroke intend" [Paradise Lost]
  • thirst for glory quells the love of life" [Addison].