/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of assaulted Find synonyms for: Verb1. assail, assault, set on, attackusage: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"2. rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, assail, assault, set on, attackusage: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"3. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apartusage: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effervescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language