Synonyms for onslaught
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Barrage
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A fierce attack.
- n. 2
A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
Forms
- Plural
- onslaughts → attacks, assaults, onsets, brunts…
Choose the right word
Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attack The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
- assault Tom currently faces charges of aggravated assault.
- onset We were surprised by the onset of cold weather.
- brunt The brunt of criticism was borne by the chairmen.
- barrage We've recently received a barrage of complaints.
- bombardment Nothing would escape a Chinese bombardment in Taiwan.
By length
- 5 letters
- onset2, brunt1
- 6 letters
- attack2, charge1, onrush, charre
- 7 letters
- assault2, barrage2
- 9 letters
- encounter3
- 10 letters
- aggression3, outpouring3
- 11 letters
- bombardment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (onset2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rush