assailant, n. assailer, aggressor, [assaulter], [antagonist].
assault, n. onset, onslaught, [charge], aggression, assailing, [invasion], incursion.
assault, v. [attack], [assail].
assaulter, n. [assailant].
assay, n. Associated words: docimology, docimacy, docimastic.
assemble, v. [convene], congregate, [gather], [meet]; [muster], convoke.
assembly, n. concourse, congregation, assemblage, [meeting]; [convention], [convocation], congress, synod, diet, [council], caucus, consistory, conclave, conventicle, conference; galaxy.
assent, n. [consent], [agreement], acquiescence, concurrence; placet. Antonyms: [dissent], declension.
assent, v. concur, acquiesce, concede, [yield], [consent]. Antonyms: [dissent], [refuse].
assert, v. [affirm], [state], [say], aver, predicate, asseverate, [maintain], [declare].