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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 | |
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#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?
Clearly this was not a police ambush and police were never the target.
I think the facts may turn out to show that Mr. Knight was the subject of a full-on ambush.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey:
The attack and ambush [were] perpetrated by a violent, career criminal, with a history of 40 charges for crimes including drug trafficking, aggravated assault while discharging a firearm, battery on a law enforcement officer, and attempted first-degree felony murder.
Police officers across the country are facing an increase in violent crime and violent acts committed against them. Facing these dangerous situations is another reason why it has been difficult for police agencies to find recruits who want to put on a uniform and put their lives on the line. For those who purposefully attack, assault, or ambush law enforcement, they need to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
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.
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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