Synonyms for terrorist attack
ter·ror·ist at·tack

Princeton's WordNet

1. terrorist attacknoun

   a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims

Matched Categories

1. • Surprise Attack
   • Terrorism

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1. Marco Rubio:

   There was a terrorist attack yesterday, in the city of Philadelphia. A terrorist attack, he walks up to the car and starts firing shots. They arrest him, he tells them, he confesses, 'I did it in the name of ISIS,'.

2. Ryan Mauro:

   The fact they are celebrating is not surprising at all. Whenever something bad happens in America, whether a terrorist attack or even a natural disaster, they see it as Allah punishing America.

3. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   This scene is just so horrific, one minute, people are going about their day. The next minute, people are running for their lives. This is a terrorist attack in the heart of Europe. As our countries have always done, we must confront this together.

4. Oscar Atehortua:

   A terrorist attack which sought to kill Rodrigo Londono Echeverri, president of the FARC political party, was prevented.

5. Republican Representative Bruce Babin:

   The terrorist attack in Paris by militant Islamists is a loud clanging alarm bell to Congress and the American people warning us why we must block Obama’s reckless and foolish plan to allow tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S..