| aid, | cover, | protect, | shelter, | support, | uphold, |
| befriend, | defend, | resist, | shield, | sustain, | withstand. |
Prepositions:
We were attacked by the enemy with cannon and musketry.
ATTACK, n.
Synonyms:
| aggression, | incursion, | invasion, | onslaught, |
| assault, | infringement, | onset, | trespass. |
| encroachment, | intrusion, |
An attack may be by word; an aggression is always by deed. An assault may be upon the person, an aggression is upon rights, possessions, etc. An invasion of a nation's territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass. Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.
Antonyms:
| defense, | repulsion, | resistance, | retreat, | submission, | surrender. |