Assail: Synonyms in English

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Detailed Synonyms for assail in English

assail
assail; to assault
- assail verb
- assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
assail

– attack in speech or writing ¹
to assault; to attack; to round; assail; snipe; to lash out
– attack in speech or writing ¹
- assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
- attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
  - The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker¹
- round verb (rounds, rounded, rounding)
- assail verb
- snipe verb
- lash out verb (lashes out, lashed out, lashing out)
assail

– launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with ¹
to attack; assail
– launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with ¹
- attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
  - Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II¹
- assail verb
  - Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week¹
assail

– attack someone physically or emotionally ¹
to assault; to attack; assail; to set on
– attack someone physically or emotionally ¹
- assault verb (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
  - The mugger assaulted the woman¹
- attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
- assail verb
  - Nightmares assailed him regularly¹
- set on verb (sets on, set on, setting on)

attack in speech or writing¹
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with¹
- Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week¹
attack someone physically or emotionally¹
- Nightmares assailed him regularly¹