Attack and Set upon

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Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
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Set upon is a synonym for attack in assault topic. In some cases you can use "Set upon" instead a verb "Attack", when it comes to topics like action, assault physically.
Nearby Words: attacked, attacker, attacking, attackable

Set upon

Set upon verb - Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards".
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Attack is a synonym for set upon in action topic. You can use "Attack" instead a verb "Set upon", if it concerns topics such as devastate, surround, intercept.

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  • Thus, when they're set upon by a pack of Poison Wolves, the Hunter immediately springs into action and kills about half of them, causing Paul to nearly attack him and to have a Heroic B.S.O.D.
    Source: Poor Communication Kills / Fan Works
  • Heroic Seductress As a Inquisition scout Ritts was set upon by a female mage, who did not attack her.
    Source: Heroic Seductress
  • It runs outside to get away from this attack, and is immediately set upon by a dozen quadrupedal, carnivorous predators (the camp's sled dogs), which rip off one of its arms.
    Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Film
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