Assault and Forfend

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Assault verb - To engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent.

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Forfend is an antonym for assault.

Nearby Words: assaulted, assaulting, assaulter

Forfend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack

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Assault is an antonym for forfend.

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Forfend and Assault. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assault/forfend

Assault & Forfend. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/assault/forfend>.

Forfend or Assault. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/assault/forfend.

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