Attack
Attack noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: The USS Constitution was nicknamed “Old Ironsides” after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack
Barrage is a synonym for attack in physical assault topic. In some cases you can use "Barrage" instead the word "Attack" as a noun or a verb.
Barrage
Barrage verb - Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.
Usage example: The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
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Synonyms for Barrage
Attack is a synonym for barrage in torrent topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead the word "Barrage" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as bombardment, profusion of something.
Nearby Word: barring
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full attack | full barrage |
| mass | mass attack | mass barrage |
| fast | fast attack | fast barrage |
| initial | initial attack | initial barrage |
| Other adjectives: single, brutal, heavy, powerful, actual, real, quick, psychic, final, deadly, fatal, lethal, highest, next, impending, last, sudden, magical, nuclear, devastating, incoming, stronger. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Subversion: The X-Buster upgrade from Mega Man X allows X to charge his shots to a higher level, and the attack itself is a triple helix barrage of shots.
Source: The Worf Barrage -
These things are dangerous at any range with attacks that varies between a barrage of fireballs, to a very fast charge and a stupidly strong AoE attack around them.
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Oh, and it's sometimes possible for him to use that attack just after he fires a barrage of weak shots.
Source: That One Attack
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