Attack
Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Open fire on and attack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open fire on" instead a verb "Attack".
Open fire on
Attack and open fire on are semantically related. You can use "Attack" instead a verb "Open fire on".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Horne orders her attack chopper to open fire on the windows, but Max simply crouches beneath a garish metal sculpture in the middle of the lounge, and the helicopter runs out of ammo.
Source: Executive Suite Fight -
One of these, HMS Dunraven, was under attack by a submarine in 1917, and a fire broke out in a magazine just under a hidden gun which was standing by to open fire on the submarine if it got closer.
Source: Stiff Upper Lip -
Examples include Batman going from ramming the Batmobile at his opponent to having the Batwing open fire on them, and Aquaman going from underwater shark attack to prehistoric monster in the middle of a raging whirlpool.
Source: Video Game / Injustice 2
Cite this Source
Open fire on and Attack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/open_fire_on
Attack & Open fire on. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/open_fire_on>.
Open fire on or Attack. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/open_fire_on.
