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Synonyms for fall upon
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Princeton's WordNet
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover(verb)
find unexpectedly
"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
Synonyms:
detect, come over, chance upon, distinguish, excise, let out, hear, bring out, identify, hit, arrive at, disclose, attain, let on, chance on, describe, get word, reach, take, key, meet, strike, reveal, move, assume, enter upon, see, find out, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, give away, fall, divulge, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, achieve, pick up, run across, come across, resonate, observe, get a line, notice, key out, mint, strickle, name, accomplish, impress, expose, take up, come to, expunge, unwrap, break, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, discover, luck into, find, make
English Synonyms and Antonyms
fall upon(v)
To attack is to begin hostilities of any kind. A general invades a country by marching in troops; he attacks a city by drawing up an army against it; he assaults it by hurling his troops directly upon its defenses. Assail and assault, tho of the same original etymology, have diverged in meaning, so that assault alone retains the meaning of direct personal violence. One may assail another with reproaches; he assaults him with a blow, a brandished weapon, etc. Armies or squadrons charge; combat and encounter may be said of individual contests. To beset is to set around, or, so to speak, to stud one's path, with menaces, attacks, or persuasions. To besiege and beleaguer are the acts of armies. To encounter is to meet face to face, and may be said either of the attacking or of the resisting force or person, or of both.
Synonyms:
assail, assault, attack, attack, beleaguer, beset, besiege, charge, combat, encounter, invade, set upon, stormAntonyms:
aid, befriend, cover, defend, protect, resist, shelter, shield, support, sustain, uphold, withstandPreposition:
We were attacked by the enemy with cannon and musketry.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
fall upon
Synonyms:
FALL ON
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#64 | see | |
#100 | find | |
#108 | name | |
#132 | make | |
#246 | take | |
#424 | learn | |
#569 | key | |
#689 | notice | |
#859 | meet | |
#1142 | move | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1618 | break | |
#1736 | hear | |
#2244 | identify | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2262 | attack | |
#2491 | gain | |
#2866 | achieve | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3114 | describe | |
#3140 | affect | |
#3354 | assume | |
#3413 | storm | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4575 | combat | |
#5177 | mint | |
#6131 | coin | |
#6171 | assault | |
#7029 | detect | |
#7124 | reveal | |
#7591 | observe | |
#7665 | scratch | |
#7693 | encounter | |
#8815 | accomplish | |
#9051 | shine | |
#9419 | disclose | |
#9954 | unwrap | |
#10269 | distinguish | |
#12366 | expose | |
#14782 | attain | |
#16236 | impress | |
#17290 | excise | |
#21460 | invade | |
#42688 | divulge | |
#42845 | resonate | |
#46693 | beset | |
#82174 | assail | |
#88074 | expunge | |
#141616 | besiege |
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