Ambush
Ambush noun - A device or scheme for capturing another by surprise.
Usage example: thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car
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Synonyms for Ambush
Cheat and ambush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cheat" instead the word "Ambush" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: ambushed, ambushing
How words are described
| good | good ambush | good cheat |
| exact | exact ambush | exact cheat |
| similar | similar ambush | similar cheat |
| blatant | blatant ambush | blatant cheat |
| Other adjectives: actual, successful, double, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
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Cheat and Ambush. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ambush/cheat
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