words associated with assailable
Synonyms of assail
abuse: : a corrupt practice or custom the buying of votes and other election abuses
attack: : to set upon or work against forcefully attack an enemy fortification
bash: : to strike violently : hit
belabor: : to attack verbally If I had been ill-natured, I should have shown up the little great man, who had once belabored me in his feeble way. —Oliver Wendell Holmes
blast: : a violent gust of wind a cold blast of air
castigate: : to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation.
excoriate: : to wear off the skin of : abrade
jump (on): : to spring into the air : leap
lambaste: : to assault violently : beat , whip
lambast: : to assault violently : beat , whip
potshot: : a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target
savage: : not domesticated or under human control : untamed savage beasts
scathe: : harm , injury
slam: : to shut forcibly and noisily : bang
trash: : something worth little or nothing: such as
vituperate: : to abuse or censure severely or abusively : berate
Words Related to assail
berate: : to scold or condemn vehemently and at length being berated by her parents when she came home late
harangue: : a speech addressed to a public assembly listening to his capacious harangue and its immaculate delivery —Sir Winston Churchill
harass: : exhaust , fatigue I have been harassed with the toil of verse —William Wordsworth
harry: : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
revile: : to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
scold: : one who scolds habitually or persistently
whip: : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully whipped out his gun —Green Peyton
blaspheme: : to speak in a way that shows irreverence for God or something sacred : to utter blasphemy blaspheming against God refuses to blaspheme
curse: : a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one : imprecation People believe that there is a curse on the house.
execrate: : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
imprecate: : to invoke evil on : curse
profane: : to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
affront: : to insult especially to the face by behavior or language He was affronted by her rudeness.
insult: : to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront
slur: : an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
asperse: : sprinkle
bad-mouth: : to criticize severely
belittle: : to speak slightingly of : disparage belittles her efforts
blackguard: : the kitchen servants of a household
disparage: : to depreciate (see depreciate sense 1 ) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about religious beliefs disparaged as superstition
put down: : an act or instance of putting down
libel: : a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
slander: : to utter slander against : defame
traduce: : to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
vilify: : to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
chastise: : to censure severely : castigate The coach chastised the players for their mistakes.
chide: : to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke is quick to chide against the mayor for his negligence
criticize: : to act as a critic
lace (into): : to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets laces her fingers behind her head
rebuke: : to criticize sharply : reprimand
reprimand: : a severe or formal reproof
reproof: : criticism for a fault : rebuke
fulminate: : to utter or send out with denunciation fulminate a decree
lash (out): : to move violently or suddenly : dash
Phrases Synonymous with assail
Near Antonyms of assail
acclaim: : applaud , praise Critics acclaimed her performance.
commend: : to entrust for care or preservation "To Thee I do commend my watchful soul / Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes." —William Shakespeare
compliment: : an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration
hail: : precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
laud: : praise , extol He was lauded for his accomplishments.
praise: : to express a favorable judgment of : commend
Synonyms of assail
assault: : a violent physical or verbal attack
attack: : to set upon or work against forcefully attack an enemy fortification
beset: : to set or stud with or as if with ornaments a crown beset with rubies … leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns … —J. G. Frazer
bushwhack: : ambush
charge: : a material load or weight
descend (on or upon): : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one descended from the platform
go in (on): : to make an approach (as in attacking)
jump (on): : to spring into the air : leap
pounce (on or upon): : the claw of a bird of prey
raid: : a hostile or predatory incursion
rush: : any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants (as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family) with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats
set on: : attack
sic: : intentionally so written — used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original said he seed [sic ] it all
sick: : affected with disease or ill health : ailing
storm: : a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning
strike: : to take a course : go struck off through the brush
trash: : something worth little or nothing: such as
turn (on): : to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve turn a wheel turn a crank
Words Related to assail
bum-rush: : to attack or seize with an overpowering rush bum-rush the stage
gang up (on): : to make a joint assault ganged up on him and beat him up
mob: : a large and disorderly crowd of people
swarm: : a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
mug: : a cylindrical drinking cup
rob: : to take something away from by force : steal from
ambuscade: : ambush
ambush: : to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay Our troops ambushed the enemy units. … his caravan that season had been ambushed and shot at twice on the way down … —Rudyard Kipling
surprise: : an attack made without warning
surprize: : an attack made without warning
waylay: : to lie in wait for or attack from ambush
blitz: : blitzkrieg sense 1
bomb: : an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions
bombard: : a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
nuke: : a nuclear weapon
barrage: : a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
cannon: : a large, heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage
cannonade: : a heavy fire of artillery
bang away (at): : to work with determined effort students banging away at their homework
batter: : to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish battered down the door women who have been battered by their husbands
buffet: : a blow especially with the hand
plaster: : a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance adhesive plaster
beleaguer: : besiege a town beleaguered by an army a beleaguered city
besiege: : to surround with armed forces The army had besieged the castle.
press: : a crowd or crowded condition : throng
harry: : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
loot: : goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils The soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.
pillage: : the act of looting or plundering especially in war
plunder: : to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage , sack invaders plundered the town
ravage: : an act or practice of ravaging
sack: : a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
foray: : a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid a foray into enemy territory attempted sneak and surprise forays —D. D. Eisenhower
invade: : to enter for conquest or plunder
overrun: : to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of
envelop: : to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
flank: : the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip
Phrases Synonymous with assail
Near Antonyms of assail
cover: : to guard from attack
defend: : to drive danger or attack away from defend the castle from invaders
guard: : one assigned to protect or oversee another: such as
protect: : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard
secure: : unwisely free from fear or distrust : overconfident
shield: : a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm
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