Assault and Incursion

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Assault noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Usage example: was arrested for his assault of the bystander

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Incursion is a synonym for assault in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Incursion" instead a noun "Assault".

Nearby Words: assaulted, assaulting, assaulter

Incursion noun - A sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory.

Usage example: there were incursions from the border every summer

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Assault is a synonym for incursion in attack topic. You can use "Assault" instead a noun "Incursion", if it concerns topics such as conflict.

alien	alien assault	alien incursion
actual	actual assault	actual incursion
successful	successful assault	successful incursion
massive	massive assault	massive incursion
Other adjectives: serious, huge, major, military, next, impending, last, previous, attempted.

Other notable instances of Storming the Castle are the assault on Glory's ramshackle base with every MacGuffin they could scrounge together and the incursion into the Initiative base.

Source: Storming the Castle

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

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

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