Blitz
Blitz noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender
Nearby Words: blitzed, blitzing
Onset
Onset noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| initial | initial blitz | initial onset |
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Onset and Blitz. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blitz/onset
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Onset or Blitz. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blitz/onset.
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