Coup de main
Coup de main noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: the Continental Army's attack on the British-Hessian encampment at Trenton, New Jersey, ranks as one of the most brilliant coups de main of the war
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Synonyms for Coup de main
Offensive and coup de main are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead a noun phrase "Coup de main".
Offensive
Offensive noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: the primary offensive by the ground forces will commence at dawn tomorrow
Coup de main and offensive are semantically related. You can use "Coup de main" instead a noun "Offensive".
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Related pairs
- attack and coup de main
- attack and offensive
- strike and coup de main
- strike and offensive
- charge and coup de main
- charge and offensive
- assault and coup de main
- assault and offensive
- aggression and coup de main
- aggression and offensive
- blitz and coup de main
- blitz and offensive
- invasion and coup de main
- invasion and offensive
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Offensive and Coup de main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup_de_main/offensive
Coup de main & Offensive. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup_de_main/offensive>.
Offensive or Coup de main. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup_de_main/offensive.
