attacks

The word “attacks” has 2 syllables: at-tacks

It's pronounced as /əˈtæks/

What is synonym and antonym for attacks?

In the thesaurus, “attacks” has 306 synonyms and 72 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for attacks along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for attacks

abuse
abuses
access
accesses
addresses
advance
affronts
aggress
aggression
aggressions
agitations
ailment
air raids
ambuscades
ambush
ambushes
approaches
asperses
assail
assailing
assailment
assails
assault
assaults
attempts
bad-mouths
barrage
barrages
bash
bashes
bat
batters
bean
beat
beats up on
belabors
beleaguers
belittles
belligerence
berate
berates
beset
besets
besiege
besieges
biff
blackguards
blame
blasphemes
blast
blasts
blister
blitz
blitzes
blitzkrieg
blitzkriegs
boff
bombard
bombardments
bombards
bombings
bombs
boot
bop
bout
bouts
brain
brainstorms
breakdown
breakdowns
breakthroughs
buckle down
buffets
bum-rushes
bushwhacks
bust
calumny
cannonades
cannons
cases
castigates
censure
charge
charges
chastises
chides
chop down
clip
clock
club
collapses
combat
combativeness
convulsion
convulsions
cook
counter-aggressions
counter-assaults
counter-attacks
counter-strikes
counteraggressions
counterassaults
counterattacks
counteroffensives
counterstrikes
coups de main
criticism
criticize
criticizes
curses
deal with
defilement
denigration
denunciation
descents
dirty deed
disease
disparages
dive into
drive
eclampsias
encounter
encroachment
envelopments
envelops
excoriates
execrates
faces
failure
fit
fits
flanks
flies at
foray
forays
frenzies
fulminates
fusillades
goes at
hails
harangues
harasses
harm
harries
has at
hit
hurt
illness
imprecates
impugn
impugnment
incursion
incursions
infiltrate
initiative
inroad
insults
intervention
intrusion
invade
invades
invasion
invasions
irruption
jump
kick
knock block off
knock cold
knock for a loop
lambastes
lambasts
larrup
lay into
lay siege to
libel
libels
light into
lights into
loots
malign
mobs
molest
mug
mugging
mugs
nukes
offences
offense
offenses
offensive
offensives
onrush
onset
onsets
onslaught
onslaughts
outbreak
overruns
overwhelm
pangs
paroxysm
paroxysms
pillages
pitches in
pitches into
plasters
plunders
plunge into
potshots
pounce upon
presses
profanes
prostrations
pugnacity
punch
pursues
push
puts down
raid
raids
rape
ravages
rebukes
recurrences
refute
relapse
relapses
reprimands
reprove
revile
reviles
robs
rounds on
rush
rushes
sacks
sails into
sallies
salvoes
salvos
savages
scathes
scolds
seizure
seizures
set to
set upon
sets at
sets on
sets upon
shoot down
sicks
sics
sieges
skirmish
slams
slander
slanders
slog
slurs
soak
sorties
spasm
spasms
spell
spells
stab
start in on
storm
storming
storms
stretch
strike
strikes
stroke
surprises
surprizes
swarms
tackle
tackles
take the offensive
take up
takes up
tear into
tears into
throe
throes
thrust
ties into
traduces
trashes
turn on
turns
undertakes
vilification
vilifies
vilify
violation
vituperates
volley
volleys
wallop
waylays
whammies
whips
whop

Antonyms for attacks

acclaims
aid
approval
approve
arrests
assist
avoids
be lazy
commend
commendation
commends
compliment
compliments
covers
dallies
dawdles
decrease
defend
defends
defense
defenses
defensives
dillydallies
endorse
evades
flight
fools
guard
guards
hails
health
help
idles
lags
lauds
leave alone
lose
messes
oppositions
plays
pokes
praise
praises
protect
protection
protections
protects
pull
reliefs
remissions
reprisal
resist
resistance
resistances
retreat
sanction
secures
securities
shelter
shelters
shield
shields
shuns
slough off
submission
submit
support
surrender
sustain
sustenance
trifles
withstand

Meanings of attacks

noun
1. An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
2. An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
3. A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
4. (by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
5. An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
6. Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
7. Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
8. The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
9. The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
10. An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
11. The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
12. (audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
verb
1. To apply violent force to someone or something.
2. To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
3. To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
4. To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
5. To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
6. To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
7. To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
8. To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
9. To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.

Example Sentences

The military launched several attacks on the enemy's strongholds.
The politician faced harsh attacks from the media during the debate.
The doctor warned that stress could lead to heart attacks.
The virus attacks the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight infections.
The company issued a statement addressing the attacks on its reputation.

On this page you'll find 378 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to attacks, such as: abuse, abuses, access, accesses, acclaims, addresses, advance.

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