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What is another word for assails?

Need synonyms for assails? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

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To make a concerted or violent attack on

To criticize strongly

To cause trouble or anguish to, or to experience trouble or anguish from

To hit, strike or knock something forcefully

To defy or put up an opposition to

To ambush or attack someone from a hidden position

To effectively force (someone) to do something

To confront or come up against

To assault, attack

To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers

(of a feeling) To affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully

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To make a concerted or violent attack on

belabors^US

belabours^UK

launches an attack on

pummels^US

beats the living daylights out of

gives someone a beating

makes an onslaught on

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

conducts an offensive on

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“The sea does not split, nor does the earth swallow up the invaders who assail us every day.”

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To criticize strongly

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

belabours^UK

belabors^US

pummels^US

gives someone a bad press

gives someone a roasting

gives someone hell

goes for the jugular

jumps down someone's throat

does a hatchet job on

stigmatizes^US

dishonours^UK

drags through the mud

scandalizes^US

dishonors^US

stigmatises^UK

scandalises^UK

drags through the mire

brings into disrepute

casts a slur on

runs smear campaign

spreads scandal about

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

raps over the knuckles

tells off

nitpicks about

gives a talking-to

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a bollocking

gives flak to

jumps down one's throat

beats up on

takes apart

gives someone a dressing-down

drags someone's name through the mud

gives something a battering

gives something a bad press

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

lashes out

trash-talks

puts someone on the griddle

pins your ears back

burns someone's ears

puts someone on the hot seat

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

raps someone the knuckles

comes down on

lets someone have it

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

gives someone what for

slaps down

blows up at

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone some stick

lays out

gives someone a wigging

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

blackens someone's name

runs a smear campaign against

rips up

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

conducts a smear campaign against

rags on

blackens the name of

blackens the reputation of

expresses disapproval of

sounds off

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

takes a stand against

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

passes strictures upon

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

calls on the carpet

kicks up a fuss

slaps someone's wrist

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

lodges a protest against

remonstrates against

takes issue

expresses disagreement with

disagrees violently with

makes a stand against

jeers at

puts up a fight against

thunders against

rants about

makes a protest against

complains bitterly about

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

takes to the woodshed

expresses strong disapproval of

gives a tongue-lashing

expresses disapprobation

sticks it to

taxes

expresses disapprobation of

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

gives a piece of one's mind

holds someone to blame

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

expresses a poor opinion of

expresses objections to

lodges a protest

expresses disapproval

expresses disagreement

kicks up

takes great exception to

baulks^UK

balks^US

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“Although the open admissions policy was weakened, its critics continued to assail it.”

Verb

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To cause trouble or anguish to, or to experience trouble or anguish from

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

drives round the bend

terrorizes^US

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

terrorises^UK

breathes down someone's neck

rubs up the wrong way

drives round the twist

tyrannizes^US

tyrannises^UK

discriminates against

makes it hot for someone

ticks off

makes things hot for someone

makes uneasy

gives someone the hump

appalls^US

appals^UK

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

labours^UK

labors^US

antagonizes^US

inflicts suffering on

brings pressure to bear on

sticks the knife into

antagonises^UK

drives to distraction

makes cross

makes someone see red

makes angry

tees off

drives mad

gives someone the pip

messes with

drives you up the wall

gets on the nerves of

takes the piss out of

sets one's teeth on edge

makes somebody's hackles rise

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“These problems will continue to assail humanity unless a workable solution to them can be found.”

Verb

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To hit, strike or knock something forcefully

pummels^US

belabours^UK

belabors^US

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