Synonyms for Ambush:

• n.

  •
  • battle,
  • war,
  • combat,
  • deception,
  • camouflage,
  • campaign,
  • incursion,
  • mission,
  • struggle,
  • pitched battle,
  • skirmish,
  • cover,
  • blind,
  • assault,
  • pitfall.
  •
  • strike at,
  • assail.
  •ambush (noun)
  • lie in wait,
  • lying in wait,
  • bushwhack,
  • scupper,
  • lurk.
  •booby trap (noun)
  • deadfall,
  • hidden danger,
  • set-ups,
  • trip wire,
  • baited trap,
  • hidden dangers,
  • set-up.
  •defeat (noun)
  • massacre,
  • trouncings,
  • Insuccess,
  • Whaling,
  • thrashing,
  • Downthrow,
  • nonsuccess,
  • killing,
  • subjugations,
  • waxings,
  • non-success,
  • Vanquishment,
  • subjugation,
  • kos,
  • lacings.
  •licking (noun)
  • licking.
  •lure (noun)
  • de coys,
  • siren songs,
  • de coy,
  • de-coy,
  • seducements,
  • de-coys.
  •recess (noun)
  • re-treat,
  • re treats,
  • in-dentation,
  • re cess,
  • re-cess,
  • re-treats,
  • in dentations,
  • re cesses,
  • hiding places,
  • in dentation,
  • re-cesses,
  • in-dentations,
  • penetralias.
  •refuge (noun)
  • stronghold,
  • coverts,
  • harborage,
  • safe place,
  • harborages.
  •scare tactics (noun)
  • scare-tactics,
  • arm-twistings,
  • bullyings,
  • strongarm tactic,
  • armtwistings,
  • strong arm tactic,
  • armtwisting,
  • arm twistings,
  • terrorizations,
  • arm twisting,
  • strongarm tactics,
  • reign terror,
  • terrorisms.
  •sneak attack (noun)
  • shock tactic,
  • surprisals,
  • pearl harbors,
  • unforeseen attacks,
  • sneak-attack.
  •trick (noun)
  • dis-guise,
  • pre-tense,
  • dis-guises,
  • pre tenses,
  • doubledealing,
  • dis guise,
  • dis guises,
  • pre tense.

• n. & v.

  •pounce (noun, verb)
  • fall upons,
  • taking unawares.

• v.

  •attack (verb)
  • be-setting,
  • lights in to,
  • in filtrate,
  • over whelmed,
  • in-filtrates,
  • be siege,
  • knocking block off,
  • set up on,
  • in filtrates,
  • lays siege to,
  • be setting,
  • over whelm,
  • co-oking,
  • in-filtrate,
  • took the offensive,
  • knocks for loop,
  • be-sieged,
  • in filtrating,
  • chopping down,
  • knocking for a loop,
  • pounced up on,
  • in filtrated,
  • knocks cold,
  • laying siege to,
  • boffed,
  • be-siege,
  • be sets,
  • lighting in to,
  • laid siege to,
  • taking the offensive,
  • boffing,
  • lighted into,
  • pouncing upon,
  • boffs,
  • take offensive,
  • pounces up on,
  • co oking,
  • in-filtrating,
  • over-whelming,
  • pounce up on,
  • lit in to,
  • be sieging,
  • knocked block off,
  • takes the offensive,
  • taking offensive,
  • lighted in to,
  • knocking cold,
  • knocks for a loop,
  • be sieged,
  • pounces upon,
  • knocking for loop,
  • be-sets,
  • over-whelms,
  • setting upon,
  • be-set,
  • knocks block off,
  • lights into,
  • pounced upon,
  • over whelming,
  • sets up on,
  • light in to,
  • setting up on,
  • be-sieging,
  • co oked,
  • knock for loop,
  • over-whelm,
  • over-whelmed,
  • lit into,
  • took offensive,
  • chops down,
  • be sieges,
  • takes offensive,
  • pouncing up on,
  • over whelms,
  • knocked cold,
  • knocked for loop,
  • co-oked,
  • lighting into,
  • be-sieges,
  • in-filtrated.
  •defeat (verb)
  • out flanked,
  • dis-comfit,
  • re-pulsed,
  • prevails over,
  • sub-jugate,
  • rolls back,
  • over powers,
  • over-powers,
  • finishes off,
  • dis comfits,
  • re pressed,
  • sur mounted,
  • re duces,
  • prevailing over,
  • be sting,
  • over throwing,
  • re duce,
  • sur mounts,
  • out-maneuvered,
  • over-powered,
  • out-maneuver,
  • over-running,
  • over-throw,
  • be-sting,
  • sur mount,
  • re-duces,
  • sub-due,
  • dis-comfits,
  • re-pressing,
  • out flanking,
  • re-duce,
  • prevailed over,
  • over-threw,
  • over-throws,
  • sur-mounts,
  • over-thrown,
  • out-flanks,
  • out-maneuvering,
  • out-flank,
  • out-flanking,
  • sur-mount,
  • over thrown,
  • out maneuvering,
  • re pressing,
  • sub due,
  • sur-mounting,
  • sur mounting,
  • up-set,
  • rolled back,
  • over threw,
  • dis comfit,
  • sur-mounted,
  • out-maneuvers,
  • out maneuvered,
  • over-throwing,
  • up-setting,
  • up-sets,
  • up setting,
  • rolling back,
  • over powering,
  • over-power,
  • out maneuvers,
  • out-flanked,
  • over run,
  • sub-dues,
  • re pulsing,
  • over power,
  • re press,
  • out flanks,
  • over throws,
  • finishing off,
  • re presses,
  • over runs,
  • re pulsed,
  • re-pulsing,
  • over throw,
  • over-powering,
  • sub jugate,
  • over powered,
  • out flank,
  • sub dues,
  • over running,
  • up sets,
  • re-presses.
  •intercept (verb)
  • headed at pass,
  • head off pass,
  • made with,
  • headed off pass,
  • headed off at pass,
  • pre venting,
  • inter-posed,
  • inter loping,
  • shortstopping,
  • pre vent,
  • inter posed,
  • making with,
  • inter-loped,
  • inter loped,
  • pre-vent,
  • makes off with,
  • inter posing,
  • made off with,
  • pre vents,
  • heading off pass,
  • inter-lope,
  • takes away,
  • inter lope,
  • inter cept,
  • head pass,
  • shortstops,
  • make with,
  • heads off pass,
  • pre-vents,
  • heading at pass,
  • inter-loping,
  • inter-lopes,
  • shortstopped,
  • heads off at pass,
  • heading off at pass,
  • headed pass,
  • heads pass,
  • pre-vented,
  • inter pose,
  • inter-pose,
  • inter lopes,
  • heads at pass,
  • inter-posing,
  • heading pass,
  • makes with,
  • inter-cept,
  • pre-venting,
  • head at pass.
  •pounce (verb)
  • falling up on,
  • fall up on,
  • takes unawares,
  • took unawares,
  • fell up on,
  • falling upon,
  • falls up on,
  • take unaware,
  • falls upon.
  •seize (verb)
  • ex act,
  • ex-act,
  • took by storm,
  • takes possession of,
  • ex-acting,
  • carries off,
  • over comes,
  • over-comes,
  • spirits away,
  • in-corporates,
  • over-coming,
  • took over,
  • takes over,
  • takes by storm,
  • in corporates,
  • in-corporate,
  • ex acting,
  • spiriting away,
  • taking possession of,
  • took captive,
  • ex acts,
  • over coming,
  • over come,
  • took possession of,
  • carrying off,
  • in corporate,
  • ex-acted,
  • spirited away.
  •sneak (verb)
  • de ludes,
  • moved secretly,
  • de-ludes,
  • de lude,
  • moves secretly,
  • snooked,
  • de-lude,
  • snooking,
  • moving secretly,
  • gumshoed.
  •stalk (verb)
  • striddled,
  • walk to,
  • walking to,
  • walking up to,
  • walked to,
  • walked up to,
  • walks to,
  • striddles,
  • striddling,
  • walks up to,
  • flushes out.
  •surprise (verb)
  • catch off balance,
  • catch offguard,
  • sprang on,
  • catch offbalance,
  • drops in on,
  • catch red handed,
  • takes by surprise,
  • dis-covered,
  • sur-prised,
  • caught act,
  • catches the act,
  • catches red-handed,
  • dis covered,
  • dropped in on,
  • dis-covers,
  • sur-prising,
  • catches off balance,
  • dropt on,
  • caught off-balance,
  • catches red handed,
  • caught offguard,
  • dis cover,
  • catching in the act,
  • bursts on,
  • catch the act,
  • catching off balance,
  • dis covering,
  • catching redhanded,
  • catching offbalance,
  • catches in act,
  • bursts in on,
  • sur-prises,
  • catching off-balance,
  • dropping in on,
  • catching in act,
  • sur prises,
  • laying for,
  • burst on,
  • caught red handed,
  • springs on,
  • catch act,
  • catching red-handed,
  • sur prise,
  • dropped on,
  • catching act,
  • caught in act,
  • caught the act,
  • lied in wait,
  • bursting on,
  • lying wait,
  • catching offguard,
  • catches offbalance,
  • sur prised,
  • lied wait,
  • caught redhanded,
  • lays for,
  • lies wait,
  • took by surprise,
  • catches off guard,
  • dis covers,
  • catch in act,
  • laid for,
  • springing on,
  • catching red handed,
  • dis-covering,
  • dropt in on,
  • sprung on,
  • lie wait,
  • bursted on,
  • sur-prise,
  • sur prising,
  • lies in wait,
  • taking by surprise,
  • caught offbalance,
  • catching off guard,
  • catches offguard,
  • dropping on,
  • catching the act,
  • catch redhanded,
  • bursted in on,
  • catches off-guard,
  • catches in the act,
  • drops on,
  • dis-cover,
  • catching off-guard,
  • catches act,
  • caught off-guard,
  • catches redhanded,
  • bursting in on,
  • catches off-balance.
  •trap (verb)
  • be-guiles,
  • over took,
  • over taking,
  • de-coyed,
  • over-take,
  • over-takes,
  • over take,
  • mousetrapped,
  • de-coying,
  • boxed in,
  • de coying,
  • be guiles,
  • de coyed,
  • be guile,
  • over-taken,
  • sucking in,
  • boxing in,
  • trips up,
  • over-taking,
  • ropes in,
  • over takes,
  • be-guile,
  • roping in,
  • sucks in,
  • mousetrapping,
  • tripping up,
  • over-took.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hammer away at,
  • rough up,
  • set upon,
  • lay into,
  • go at someone,
  • claw,
  • go for,
  • set on,
  • set about,
  • light into,
  • do over,
  • fly at,
  • bombard,
  • entrap,
  • fall on,
  • tear into,
  • work over.
  •
  • counterattack,
  • strike back,
  • come at,
  • concealment,
  • mug,
  • swoop,
  • manhandle.
  •
  • thrust.
  •
  • turn on,
  • strike out.
  •
  • jump.
  •
  • rush.
  •
  • strike.
  •
  • charge.
  •
  • get.
  •attack
  • chop down,
  • beaning,
  • blistered,
  • wallop,
  • whops,
  • overwhelms,
  • knock block off,
  • take the offensive,
  • whopped,
  • pounce upon,
  • be set,
  • larrup,
  • knock for a loop,
  • lay siege to,
  • molest,
  • boff,
  • chopped down,
  • knock cold,
  • beaned,
  • larrups,
  • Brained,
  • Larruped,
  • Larruping,
  • turning on,
  • knocked for a loop,
  • clocked,
  • sets upon,
  • whop,
  • Braining,
  • infiltrate,
  • clocking.
  •await
  • lay for.
  •defeat
  • shipwreck,
  • Trashed,
  • Repulsing,
  • mowing down,
  • up set,
  • mow down,
  • scatters,
  • finished off,
  • mows down,
  • roll back,
  • Entrapped,
  • torpedo,
  • shipwrecks,
  • prevail over,
  • Shipwrecking,
  • mowed down,
  • over-runs,
  • finish off,
  • out maneuver,
  • Torpedoes,
  • over-run,
  • torpedoing,
  • Parried,
  • torpedoed.
  •snare
  • entrapment.
  •surprise
  • catches unawares,
  • caught off guard,
  • caught in the act,
  • catch off guard,
  • catching unawares,
  • catch in the act,
  • burst in on,
  • catch red-handed,
  • caught red-handed,
  • caught unawares,
  • catch off-balance,
  • lay wait,
  • catch off-guard,
  • spring on,
  • caught off balance,
  • drop on.
  •Other relevant words:
  • clouded,
  • spring,
  • anticipate,
  • cobweb,
  • birdlime,
  • in a fog,
  • Decoy-duck,
  • leap,
  • stratagem,
  • pull up short,
  • mask,
  • have at,
  • peril,
  • expose,
  • in the dark,
  • blitz,
  • attack suddenly,
  • masked battery,
  • still hunt,
  • device,
  • couch,
  • swoop down on,
  • pound,
  • surveillance,
  • green goods,
  • web,
  • come from behind,
  • artifice,
  • robbery,
  • stay,
  • maelstrom,
  • Perdu,
  • surround,
  • ambuscade ambuscado,
  • lounge,
  • cavity,
  • wile,
  • pitch into,
  • descend on,
  • shelter,
  • pounce on,
  • Springe,
  • hover,
  • astonish,
  • sand trap,
  • drop in on,
  • meshes,
  • uncover,
  • lurking place,
  • be about,
  • snare,
  • decoy,
  • linger,
  • skulk,
  • lay hands on,
  • dionaea,
  • slink,
  • catch unawares,
  • spring gun,
  • subterfuge,
  • prowl,
  • Ambuscado,
  • wade into,
  • fish trap,
  • maw,
  • retreat,
  • mess about,
  • bunker,
  • Ambushment,
  • HIT,
  • take by surprise,
  • FELONIOUS ASSAULT,
  • Trapdoor,
  • come down on,
  • undercover,
  • jap,
  • bait,
  • expect,
  • gang up on,
  • disclose,
  • sail into,
  • hole,
  • underground,
  • hideout,
  • mine,
  • stalking-horse,
  • harry,
  • net,
  • volcano,
  • gap,
  • descend upon,
  • Waylaying,
  • in the shade,
  • detect,
  • waiting,
  • yap,
  • hoot,
  • aperture,
  • exhibit,
  • gob,
  • hiding,
  • collective noun,
  • false bottom,
  • in a cloud,
  • lay in wait,
  • dry gulch,
  • ensnare,
  • spring a surprise,
  • crack down on,
  • betray,
  • attack from hiding,
  • toils,
  • hem in,
  • heed,
  • mill around,
  • go at,
  • attempt,
  • endanger,
  • shadowing,
  • set trap,
  • retire from sight,
  • accost,
  • bark,
  • noose,
  • secluded,
  • invisible,
  • impurity trap,
  • buried,
  • seize upon,
  • ploy,
  • seclude oneself,
  • precipice,
  • land on,
  • Springle,
  • Tigers,
  • hide,
  • set,
  • ruse,
  • flytrap,
  • gin,
  • hook,
  • hang around,
  • mill about,
  • await,
  • lurking,
  • in hiding,
  • keep watch.

Homophones for Ambush:

• amebiasis, anemopsis, amebous, anaphase, amoebic, ambagious, ambiguous, amoebous, amphibious, ambage, Ambages, amebic, amoebiasis, anaphasic, amoebiosis, anabiosis, amphioxus, anemone fish, Anabas, amebiosis, anubis.