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assault
noun
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How to pronounce assault:

Definition of assault:

assault (noun):
a violent physical or verbal attack
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack.

Synonyms for assault:

acquaintance rape
act of aggression
attack
battle
campaign
charge
conflict
date rape
engagement
fight
foray
incursion
inroad
invasion
offensive
onrush
onset
onslaught
raid
rape
ravishment
resisting arrest
rush
sexual assault
statutory rape
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Antonyms for assault:

attack
defence
defending
defense
defensive
escape
individual
obedience
peace
protection
recession
resistance
retreat
rout
stampede
surrender
withdrawal
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