Synonyms and Antonyms of assail (ə-sāl)

attack assault accusation aspersion assailment beset plague castigation criticism abuse beat charge offend pound confront baste batter belabor buffet drub hammer pummel smash thrash thresh lambaste clobber rail against revile vituperate aggress fall on go at have at sail into storm strike light into pitch into accuse asperse berate bombard castigate censure criticize defame encounter harass invade libel malign oppugn pelt scathe set at stone vilify whack round lash-out snipe set-on

defend

See syn. study at praise ensnare vex betray cast down besiege smite sicken

assail ₆

alias ₅ assai ₅ lassi ₅ sails ₅ salsa ₅ sials ₅ sisal ₅

aals ₄ ails ₄ alas ₄ lass ₄ lias ₄ sail ₄ sals ₄ sial ₄

aal ₃ aas ₃ ail ₃ ais ₃ ala ₃ als ₃ ass ₃ las ₃ lis ₃ sal ₃ sis ₃

aa ₂ ai ₂ al ₂ as ₂ is ₂ la ₂ li ₂ si ₂