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Synonyms for lay into

  • verb

Most common

tear into hit attack censure

All synonyms

Verb

1. Pitch into

tear into, lace into informal, lam into informal, pitch into slang

Other

come down on, hit, attack, pound, censure, drop into slang dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To beat up or launch an attack against; to strike forcefully.

Example sentences

  • hit Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.
  • attack The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
  • censure I proposed a vote of censure on the government.

By length

3 letters
hit1
5 letters
pound1
6 letters
attack2
7 letters
censure2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attack2 = 2 syllables).