Rape
Rape noun - The act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse.
Usage example: a conviction for rape
Sexual assault is a synonym for rape. In some cases you can use "Sexual assault" instead a noun "Rape".
Sexual assault
Sexual assault noun - The act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse.
Usage example: convicted of sexual assault of a minor
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Synonyms for Sexual assault
Rape is a synonym for sexual assault in sex crime topic. You can use "Rape" instead a noun phrase "Sexual assault".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- violence and rape
- violence and sexual assault
- violation and rape
- violation and sexual assault
- hurt and rape
- hurt and sexual assault
- abuse and rape
- abuse and sexual assault
- assault and rape
- assault and sexual assault
- outrage and rape
- outrage and sexual assault
- molestation and rape
- molestation and sexual assault
Both terms in one sentence
- At some point, he decided he was gay, not seeming to get that being raped is not being loved as all his sexual encounters in his entire life seem to be rape or sexual assault.
Source: Literature / Impulse - Also carries very Unfortunate Implications regarding forced sex/sexual assault/rape.
Source: Discredited Trope - The trope also has unfortunate implications where rape and sexual assault are concerned.
Source: Sex Equals Love
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Sexual assault and Rape. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rape/sexual_assault
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