Synonyms for attacking
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Carrying out an attack.
Related words
- Phrases
- attacking zone
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To encounter is to meet face to face, and may be said either of the attacking or of the resisting force or person, or of both.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- offensive The US staged a land offensive on Iraq from Kuwait.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| attacking | steady | |
| offensive | steady | |
| assaultive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- offensive3
- 10 letters
- assaultive3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (offensive3 = 3 syllables).