Synonyms and Antonyms of attack (ə-tăk)

lunge assault strike onslaught open-fire coup de main (French) take offensive action storming shoot at onrush advance on torpedo deal with charge drive aggression offensive military operation irruption outbreak libel invade offensive onset vituperative push assailment volley shooting barrage bombardment fusillade siege firing trespass blockade boarding assailing initiative invasion incursion forced entrance intrusion intervention increased presence inroad encroachment counterattack denunciation censure seizure fit bout relapse mugging storm beleaguer march against snipe at make a push stone attempt violence to blitz pounce on invective descent raid offense broadside cross fire cannonade advance beset besiege encircle take the initiative take-the-offensive come-at ambush take by surprise sally forth bombard bomb fall-upon fire the first shot fan out lay siege to swoop down on launch an attack spring on turn on strafe waylay aggress engage tilt against set-upon fire at fire on combat trespass against launch an offensive mount an offensive begin hostilities against take up arms against rush strike the first blow enfilade saber pelt close with pepper rake light into sail into go for have at open up on let have it assail knock down seduce punch kick beat hit overwhelm kidnap club stab knock unconscious throw oneself on throw oneself upon lift a hand against tackle fly at lay into tear-into pitch into gang-up-on lower the boom on go-for-the-jugular mug jump revile denounce criticize blindside take up set-to-work start in on undertake come-to-grips-with set to buckle down plunge into dive into wade into fall on go at sail in wade in attempt approach course line modus operandi plan procedure tack technique access spell blistering denunciatory en-garde paroxysmal scathing allonge ambuscade coup coup de main diatribe foray oppugnancy paroxysm philippic polemic reprisal retaliation sally salvo sortie tirade vituperation accuse action affray ailment assay bash battle begin castigate clash contend demolish fight fray impugn insult inveigh maim oppugn set-on skirmish slander smash stroke thrust trouble war batter tone-beginning plan of attack fire flak flack blast round burst upon mushroom out bear-down-on bayonet withering escalade lash-out snipe militarization warmaking wartime infiltrate run at shell go over the top molest

fight-back retreat withdrawal defense fall back defend retaliate resist flight protection shelter support sustenance resistance aid shield submission surrender protect sustain submit withstand be lazy slough off

blame crime illness rape attack work means health active attacks back or trap door cracker kernel man-in-the-middle attack passive attacks ping of death attack replay attack rootkit smurf vulnerabilities of computers air attack bombing air-strike counter-attack surprise attack attacks cyber attack

attack ₁₂

tack ₁₀ kata ₈ taka ₈ acta ₆ tact ₆

kat ₇ act ₅ cat ₅ att ₃ tat ₃

ka ₆ aa ₂ at ₂ ta ₂