Synonyms for ambush
ˈæm bʊʃam·bush

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1. ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trapverb

   the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

   Synonyms:
   trap, cakehole, bunker, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, gob, sand trap, maw

2. ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in waitverb

   wait in hiding to attack

   Synonyms:
   loaf, mill around, scupper, lie in wait, loiter, lallygag, expose, endanger, peril, mess about, hang around, lollygag, waylay, mill about, tarry, skulk, footle, still-hunt, linger, lounge, ambuscade, lurk, bushwhack

3. still-hunt, ambushverb

   hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

   Synonyms:
   lurk, bushwhack, lie in wait, ambuscade, scupper, waylay, still-hunt

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1. ambushnoun

   Synonyms:
   AMBUSCADE

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1. List of paraphrases for "ambush":

   alckmin, ambushed, trap

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1. List of known nicknames for "Ambush":

   Glen Eswall

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How to use ambush in a sentence?

1. Robert Hutchins:

   The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

2. Felix Basse:

   The ambush took place today, this afternoon ... The death toll is two and we have a couple of injured.

3. Jerryl Christmas:

   Clearly this was not a police ambush and police were never the target.

4. Brandon Judd:

   We don’t know exactly what happened because we weren’t there, however, just from agents that were working in the area, reports are saying it was an attack and it would appear to be an ambush.

5. Craig Floyd:

   With the increasing number of ambush-style attacks against our officers, I am deeply concerned that a growing anti-government sentiment in America is influencing weak-minded individuals to launch violent assaults against the men and women working to enforce our laws and keep our nation safe, enough is enough.