What is another word for ambush?
736 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˈambʊʃ], [ ˈambʊʃ], [ ˈa_m_b_ʊ_ʃ]Table of Contents
Similar words for ambush:- ambush (noun)
- booby trap (noun)
- defeat (noun)
- licking (noun)
- lure (noun)
- recess (noun)
- refuge (noun)
- scare tactics (noun)
- sneak attack (noun)
- trick (noun)
- pounce (noun, verb)
- attack (verb)
- defeat (verb)
- intercept (verb)
- pounce (verb)
- seize (verb)
- sneak (verb)
- stalk (verb)
- surprise (verb)
- trap (verb)
- other synonyms
- attack
- await
- defeat
- snare
- surprise
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Ambush:
n.
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- battle,
- war,
- combat,
- deception,
- camouflage,
- campaign,
- incursion,
- mission,
- struggle,
- pitched battle,
- skirmish,
- cover,
- blind,
- assault,
- pitfall.
- massacre,
- trouncings,
- Insuccess,
- Whaling,
- thrashing,
- Downthrow,
- nonsuccess,
- killing,
- subjugations,
- waxings,
- non-success,
- Vanquishment,
- subjugation,
- kos,
- lacings.
- 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.
n. & v.
•pounce (noun, verb)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.
- 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.
- 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.
- falling up on,
- fall up on,
- takes unawares,
- took unawares,
- fell up on,
- falling upon,
- falls up on,
- take unaware,
- falls upon.
- 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.
- de ludes,
- moved secretly,
- de-ludes,
- de lude,
- moves secretly,
- snooked,
- de-lude,
- snooking,
- moving secretly,
- gumshoed.
- striddled,
- walk to,
- walking to,
- walking up to,
- walked to,
- walked up to,
- walks to,
- striddles,
- striddling,
- walks up to,
- flushes out.
- 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.
- 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:
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- 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.
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- counterattack,
- strike back,
- come at,
- concealment,
- mug,
- swoop,
- manhandle.
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- thrust.
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- turn on,
- strike out.
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- jump.
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- rush.
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- strike.
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- charge.
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- get.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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