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Synonyms for ambush
ˈæm bʊʃam·bush
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Princeton's WordNet
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, mawambush, 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, bushwhackstill-hunt, ambushverb
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
Synonyms:
lurk, bushwhack, lie in wait, ambuscade, scupper, waylay, still-hunt
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ambushnoun
Synonyms:
AMBUSCADE
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2966 | hole | |
| #4247 | lounge | |
| #7583 | trap | |
| #12366 | expose | |
| #17995 | bunker | |
| #20026 | loaf | |
| #22436 | snare | |
| #22996 | peril | |
| #29441 | ambush | |
| #32577 | linger | |
| #32731 | endanger | |
| #33394 | yap | |
| #40312 | maw | |
| #45726 | gob | |
| #49672 | lurk | |
| #56136 | ambushed | |
| #59875 | tarry | |
| #132501 | loiter | |
| #156758 | scupper | |
| #232896 | skulk | |
| #288660 | ambuscade | |
| #309433 | waylay |
How to use ambush in a sentence?
This was a planned and targeted ambush and murder.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez:
In a cold-blooded manner, ambush style,( he) shot Deputy Dhaliwal from behind.
As alleged, Cole Bridges betrayed the oath he swore to defend Manhattan US by attempting to provide ISIS with tactical military advice to ambush and kill his fellow service members, our troops risk their lives for our country, but they should never face such peril at the hands of one of their own.
The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.
The ambush took place today, this afternoon ... The death toll is two and we have a couple of injured.
Translations for ambush
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- كمينArabic
- нападам от засада, причаквам, засада, устройвам засада, клопкаBulgarian
- zálohaCzech
- HinterhaltGerman
- ενέδραGreek
- emboscar, emboscadaSpanish
- väijyttää, väijyä, väijytysFinnish
- embuscadeFrench
- מארב, אָרַבHebrew
- घात लगानाHindi
- csapda, leshelyHungarian
- դարանակալելArmenian
- penyergapan, sergapanIndonesian
- imboscataItalian
- 不意打ち, 待ち伏せJapanese
- īnsidiaeLatin
- pehipehi, kuratopuni, whakamoke, kauaeroaMāori
- hinderlaagDutch
- zasadzkaPolish
- emboscada, emboscar, tocaiaPortuguese
- нападать из засады, устраивать засаду, засадаRussian
- за̑седа, за̑сједа, zȃseda, zȃsjedaSerbo-Croatian
- ligga i bakhåll, bakhållSwedish
- tuzak, pusuTurkish
- گھات لگا کر حملہUrdu
- 伏擊Chinese
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