onset - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

Synonyms

• attack
• onrush
• onset
• onslaught

More generic

• military operation
• operation

More specific

• banzai attack
• banzai charge
• blitz
• blitzkrieg
• bombardment
• bombing
• charge
• counterattack
• countermove
• coup de main
• diversion
• diversionary attack
• fire
• firing
• ground attack
• incursion
• penetration
• strafe
• strike
• surprise attack

Related

• assault

Noun

the beginning or early stages

Synonyms

• oncoming
• onset

More generic

• start

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