Offensive and Onslaught

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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

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Onslaught is a synonym for offensive in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Onslaught" instead a noun "Offensive", when it comes to topics like assault. popular alternative

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Onslaught

Onslaught noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Usage example: the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise

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Offensive is a synonym for onslaught in attack topic. You can use "Offensive" instead a noun "Onslaught", if it concerns topics such as assault. popular alternative

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initial	initial offensive	initial onslaught
powerful	powerful offensive	powerful onslaught
entire	entire offensive	entire onslaught
massive	massive offensive	massive onslaught
Other adjectives: huge, political, final, overwhelming, worst, greatest, sudden, one-man.

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