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attack

Thesaurus>to try to hurt someone using violence>attack

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TO TRY TO HURT SOMEONE USING VIOLENCE

He was attacked in the car park.

Synonyms and examples

assaultlegalThe intruder assaulted him in his home.
go forUKinformalShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
come atHe came at me with a baseball bat.
mugYes, that is the man who mugged me.
ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead.
invadeTroops invaded the capital.
stormSoldiers stormed the building.

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If someone attacks you, theytry to hurt you using violence.

TO SHOW DISAPPROVAL OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.

Synonyms and examples

criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
censureformalThe trial judge was censured for incompetence.
chastiseformalCritics chastised the government for withholding information from its citizens.
castigateformalThe organization was castigated for bungling the situation.
decryformalHe was decried as a traitor to his country.
excoriateformalThe minister excoriated the tabloid press for their biased and untrue coverage.
blastinformalThe senator blasted the president's record on taxes, foreign policy, and the economy.
paninformalHer latest movie has been panned by critics.
bad-mouthinformalThe coach was suspended for bad-mouthing a referee.
find fault withHe's always finding fault with my work.
knockUKinformalDon't knock him. He's trying his best.
run downinformalStop running him down.

Antonym and example

praise

They praised his quick response to the attack.

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If you criticize someone or something, youshow disapproval of them.

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释义	Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofattackin English attack Thesaurus>to try to hurt someone using violence>attack These are words and phrases related toattack. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of attack. TO TRY TO HURT SOMEONE USING VIOLENCE He was attacked in the car park. Synonyms and examples assaultlegal The intruder assaulted him in his home. go forUKinformal She suddenly lost her temper and went for me. come at He came at me with a baseball bat. mug Yes, that is the man who mugged me. ambush They ambushed him and left him for dead. invade Troops invaded the capital. storm Soldiers stormed the building. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofattack. Learn more If someone attacks you, theytry to hurt you using violence. TO SHOW DISAPPROVAL OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. Synonyms and examples criticize He criticized the government's handling of the crisis. condemn She was condemned for her comments about the candidate. denounce The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides. come under fire The government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds. censureformal The trial judge was censured for incompetence. chastiseformal Critics chastised the government for withholding information from its citizens. castigateformal The organization was castigated for bungling the situation. decryformal He was decried as a traitor to his country. excoriateformal The minister excoriated the tabloid press for their biased and untrue coverage. blastinformal The senator blasted the president's record on taxes, foreign policy, and the economy. paninformal Her latest movie has been panned by critics. bad-mouthinformal The coach was suspended for bad-mouthing a referee. find fault with He's always finding fault with my work. knockUKinformal Don't knock him. He's trying his best. run downinformal Stop running him down. Antonym and example praise They praised his quick response to the attack. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofattack. Learn more If you criticize someone or something, youshow disapproval of them. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/attack##
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