Attack and Standing by

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Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
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Standing by is an antonym for attack.
Nearby Words: attacked, attacker, attacking, attackable

Standing by

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Synonyms for Standing by
Antonyms for Standing by
Attack is an antonym for standing by in topics: assert, maintain, show support for.
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  • Cool Ship It also has its own Hyperspace Arsenal controlled by Context Sensitive Buttons, and the 7th Cavalry standing by in case of attack.
    Source: Cool Ship
  • Mook Chivalry Demon's Souls: In the opening cutscene the literal army of mooks attack the heroes one at a time, even faithfully standing by while the heroes gang up on and kill a larger mook.
    Source: Mook Chivalry
  • Stiff Upper Lip 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
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