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noun
physical assault
Synonyms: advance, aggression, assailing, assailment, barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, charge, defilement, dirty deed, drive, encounter, encroachment, foray, incursion, initiative, inroad, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, mugging, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, outbreak, push, raid, rape, rush, skirmish, storming, strike, thrust, violation, volley
Antonyms: aid, defense, flight, protection, resistance, retreat, shelter, shield, support, surrender, sustenance
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noun
verbal assault
Synonyms: abuse, aggression, belligerence, blame, calumny, censure, combativeness, criticism, denigration, denunciation, impugnment, libel, pugnacity, slander, vilification
Antonyms: defense, reprisal, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender
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noun
sudden dysfunction or disorder
Synonyms: access, ailment, bout, breakdown, convulsion, disease, failure, fit, illness, paroxysm, relapse, seizure, spasm, spell, stroke, throe
Antonyms: health
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verb
assault physically
Synonyms: advance, aggress, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean, beat, beset, besiege, biff, blast, blister, boff, bombard, boot, bop, brain, bust, charge, chop down, clip, clock, club, combat, cook, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup, lay siege to, light into, molest, mug, overwhelm, pounce upon, punch, raid, rush, set upon, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, take the offensive, turn on, wallop, whop
Antonyms: aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain
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verb
assault verbally
Synonyms: abuse, berate, blame, blitz, censure, criticize, impugn, jump down one’s throat, jump on one’s case, lay into, malign, refute, reprove, revile, shoot down, stretch, vilify
Antonyms: defend, resist, submit, withstand
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verb
set to work
Synonyms: buckle down, deal with, dive into, plunge into, set to, start in on, tackle, take up, tear into
Antonyms: be lazy, slough off