Attacked
Inflicted
Attacked and inflicted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attacked" instead a verb "Inflicted".
Nearby Words: infliction, inflicting
Both words in one sentence
- However, a few hours later they were attacked by about a dozen men who inflicted a few casualties and fled.
Source: Combat Pragmatist / Real Life -
It's possible that he's had them since he was first attacked by Fenrir Greyback at age four, although they could have been self-inflicted during a full moon since then.
Source: Scars Are Forever -
Afterward, they lie down on the floor and roll around piteously meowing, with (self-inflicted) scratches on them, to make it look like Lady attacked them as part of her rampage.
Source: Wounded Gazelle Gambit
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Inflicted and Attacked. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attacked/inflicted
Attacked & Inflicted. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attacked/inflicted>.
Inflicted or Attacked. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attacked/inflicted.
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