ASSAULTED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

assaulted

verb

past tense of assault

as in violated

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim

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to take sudden, violent action against was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city

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Recent Examples of assaulted Jewish students have been harassed and assaulted on college campuses. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026 Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026 The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants and destroyed their homes. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 28 June 2026 Thornden Park, where Sebold had been assaulted, was both a refuge and a menacing locale adjacent to the university. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Squillace, along with Alex Hood, represented Hill for free in his lawsuit against the landowners who’d assaulted him on the Arkansas. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 One of the suspects also assaulted and sprayed paint on a person, and when officers tried to detain the suspects several blocks away at Turk and Taylor streets, other people surrounded and obstructed the officers, police said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The singer, who notably assaulted ex-girlfriend and Fenty beauty mogul Rihanna the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards, pleaded not guilty last year in the Diaw case. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Rapp’s allegations that Spacey assaulted him in his New York apartment while Rapp was a teenager appeared in a 2017 Buzzfeed article and triggered the chain of allegations that led to Spacey’s career implosion. — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 June 2026

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The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

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Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
The three men who attacked our CBS News Chicago crew near Adler Planetarium before pointing a gun at people in Brighton Park on Monday afternoon have been charged.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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The thought of being raped in prison is horrifying, after all.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

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The Fulton County Election Hub in Union City was raided by the FBI in January and hundreds of election materials were seized.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Subpoenas were issued June 8, the same day FBI agents raided both men’s houses and the assessor’s office.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of raided

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The puncher, who was wearing a white shirt and shorts, white socks and black crocs, stormed off and has not been caught.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
With Lionel Messi, then 35, defying nature in Tom Brady-like fashion, Argentina stormed to its third World Cup title, which worked in Telemundo’s favor.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 July 2026

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