Ambush and Combat

Ambush

Ambush verb - To lie in wait for and attack by surprise.

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Combat and ambush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Combat" instead a verb "Ambush".

Nearby Words: ambushed, ambushing

Combat verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.

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Ambush and combat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambush" instead a verb "Combat".

close	close ambush	close combat
similar	similar ambush	similar combat
direct	direct ambush	direct combat
standard	standard ambush	standard combat
Other adjectives: proper, single, brutal, effective, actual, real, serious, final, deadly, bloody, armed.

gang	ambush gang	combat gang
enemy	ambush enemy	combat enemy
foe	ambush foe	combat foe
destroyer	ambush destroyer	combat destroyer
Other words: times, enemies, soldiers, squads, pirates.

Sergeant David Bleak, a US Army combat medic who during the Korean war, took down several enemy soldiers with his bare hands in the midst of an enemy ambush.

Source: Combat Medic
Combat by Champion: Metatron identifies Coulter as a woman whose entire life is based on betrayal, yet he willingly goes alone with her to ambush Lord Asriel instead of sending a legion of mooks.

Source: Literature / His Dark Materials
He attacks from ambush whenever possible, hits below the belt, and his (often repeated) personal view on combat is "if they hit back you did something wrong."

Source: Combat Pragmatist / Literature

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