Exact Match:
- descend
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
Synonyms:
- advance,
- alight,
- ascend,
- assault,
- attack,
- back,
- back up,
- bank,
- be shamed,
- budge,
- cant,
- careen,
- cascade,
- cataract,
- change,
- change hands,
- change ownership,
- change place,
- circle,
- climb,
- climb down,
- collapse,
- come down,
- come in,
- condescend,
- crash,
- crash-land,
- decline,
- degenerate,
- deign,
- derogate,
- descend on,
- devolve,
- dip,
- dip down,
- disimprove,
- disintegrate,
- ditch,
- down,
- downwind,
- drop,
- drop down,
- drop off,
- ebb,
- fall,
- fall away,
- fall down,
- fall into disrepute,
- fall off,
- flow,
- get down,
- get over,
- go,
- go around,
- go down,
- go downhill,
- go round,
- go sideways,
- go uphill,
- grade,
- gravitate,
- gyrate,
- head,
- incline,
- incur discredit,
- incur disesteem,
- incur disgrace,
- invade,
- keel,
- land,
- lead,
- lean,
- level off,
- light,
- list,
- lose altitude,
- lose caste,
- lose countenance,
- lose credit,
- lose face,
- lower,
- lower oneself,
- mount,
- move,
- move over,
- overshoot,
- pancake,
- parachute,
- pass on,
- pitch,
- plummet,
- plunge,
- point,
- pounce,
- pounce on,
- pounce upon,
- pour down,
- precipitate,
- progress,
- rain,
- rake,
- regress,
- retreat,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- rise,
- rot,
- rotate,
- run,
- settle,
- settle down,
- shelve,
- shift,
- sidle,
- sink,
- slant,
- slope,
- soar,
- spin,
- stir,
- stoop,
- stream,
- subside,
- succeed,
- swag,
- sway,
- swoop,
- swoop down on,
- swoop down upon,
- talk down,
- tend,
- tend to go,
- tilt,
- tip,
- touch down,
- travel,
- trend downward,
- uprise,
- upwind,
- vouchsafe,
- wane,
- whirl,
- worsen
Related Words:
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set on,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- give a going-over,
- give what-for,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- let have it,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- draw first blood,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay about one,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay on,
- light into,
- make war on,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- square up,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- alight upon,
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- drop on,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hit upon,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- light upon,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- settle on,
- strike,
- strike upon,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- catch at,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fasten upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- jump at,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- scramble for,
- seize on,
- set on,
- set upon,
- snap at,
- snatch at,
- spring upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- ambush,
- arrive at,
- arrive upon,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come down on,
- come upon,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get at,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hit upon,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- light upon,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pitch upon,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- reach,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- strike,
- strike upon,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into
- bushwhack
collapse - cut one's way through the woods or bush
- live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla related words >
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- astonish,
- attack,
- blitz,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come from behind,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do the unexpected,
- drop in on,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- pull up short,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take the offensive,
- take unawares,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- dive into,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- fall on,
- fall to,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get with it,
- go at,
- go for,
- go to it,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hop to it,
- jump,
- jump to it,
- land on,
- launch into,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set about,
- set at,
- set on,
- set to,
- set to work,
- set upon,
- start in,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the offensive,
- turn to,
- undertake
- assail
collapse
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" related words >
- ambush,
- assault,
- attack,
- blister,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- castigate,
- censure,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- criminate,
- cry out against,
- cry out on,
- cry shame upon,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- excoriate,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- flay,
- fustigate,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- implicate,
- impugn,
- incriminate,
- inculpate,
- involve,
- jump,
- land on,
- lash,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- roast,
- sail into,
- scarify,
- scathe,
- scorch,
- set on,
- set upon,
- skin alive,
- slash,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- trounce,
- wade into
- lay hands on
collapse
- manage with the hands related words >
- abduct,
- administer the Eucharist,
- ambush,
- annex,
- anoint,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- bless,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- carry off,
- chrism,
- come at,
- come down on,
- confirm,
- crack down on,
- cross,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do duty,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get at,
- get hold of,
- give benediction,
- glom on to,
- go at,
- go for,
- grab,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- impose,
- invoke benefits upon,
- jump,
- kidnap,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay into,
- light into,
- minister,
- mug,
- officiate,
- perform a rite,
- perform service,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- shanghai,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take over,
- take possession,
- take the offensive,
- take up,
- throttle,
- wade into
- alight upon,
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- attend to,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- call down,
- come at,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do for,
- dress down,
- drop on,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fix,
- gang up on,
- give it to,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hit upon,
- jump,
- jump all over,
- jump on,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- light upon,
- mug,
- pay,
- pay out,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- serve one out,
- set on,
- set upon,
- settle,
- settle on,
- settle the score,
- speak to,
- strike,
- strike upon,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take care of,
- take the offensive,
- talk to,
- tell off,
- trim,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- dive into,
- draw first blood,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- fall on,
- fall to,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get with it,
- give a going-over,
- give what-for,
- go at,
- go for,
- go to it,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hop to it,
- jump,
- jump to it,
- land on,
- launch into,
- lay about one,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay on,
- let have it,
- make war on,
- mug,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- set about,
- set at,
- set on,
- set to,
- set to work,
- set upon,
- square up,
- start in,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the offensive,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- wade into
- accept,
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- blitz,
- buckle to,
- bushwhack,
- clip off,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- endeavor,
- engage in,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- fall into,
- fall on,
- fall to,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get under way,
- go,
- go about,
- go for,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go upon,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- make,
- move into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- proceed to,
- reach,
- sail into,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set on,
- set to,
- set upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the offensive,
- take up,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- venture upon,
- wade into
- accept,
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- blitz,
- buckle to,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- draw first blood,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- endeavor,
- engage in,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- fall into,
- fall on,
- fall to,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get under way,
- go about,
- go at,
- go for,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go upon,
- harry,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- land on,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lay about one,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay on,
- light into,
- make war on,
- move into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- proceed to,
- sail into,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set on,
- set to,
- set upon,
- square up,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the offensive,
- take up,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- venture upon,
- wade into
- ambush,
- asphyxiate,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bottle up,
- bushwhack,
- censor,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- come at,
- come down on,
- cork,
- cork up,
- crush,
- damp down,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- drown,
- extinguish,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gag,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hold down,
- jump,
- jump on,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- kill,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- muzzle,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- pour water on,
- quell,
- quench,
- repress,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- smash,
- smother,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stanch,
- stifle,
- strangle,
- strike,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- throttle,
- wade into
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- collide,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- dive into,
- draw first blood,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- fall aboard,
- fall on,
- fall to,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get with it,
- go at,
- go for,
- go to it,
- harry,
- have at,
- head into,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hop to it,
- jump,
- jump to it,
- land on,
- launch into,
- lay about one,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay on,
- light into,
- make war on,
- mug,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- ram,
- run broadside on,
- run down,
- run in,
- run into,
- set about,
- set at,
- set on,
- set to,
- set to work,
- set upon,
- square up,
- start in,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the offensive,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- wade into
- fall upon
collapse
- find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" related words >
- alight upon,
- ambush,
- appear unexpectedly,
- arrive at,
- arrive upon,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- be unexpected,
- blitz,
- bob up,
- bump into,
- bushwhack,
- come across,
- come among,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come unawares,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- confront,
- crack down on,
- creep up on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- drop on,
- encounter,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall on,
- flash upon one,
- gang up on,
- get at,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hit upon,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- light upon,
- meet,
- meet head-on,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pitch upon,
- pop up,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- reach,
- run across,
- run into,
- run smack into,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- settle on,
- strike,
- strike upon,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- turn up,
- wade into
- accept,
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- blitz,
- buckle to,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- dive into,
- draw first blood,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- endeavor,
- engage in,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- fall into,
- fall on,
- fall to,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- go about,
- go at,
- go for,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go to it,
- go upon,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hop to it,
- jump,
- jump to it,
- land on,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lay about one,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay on,
- light into,
- make war on,
- move into,
- mug,
- pitch in,
- plunge into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- proceed to,
- sail into,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set on,
- set to,
- set to work,
- set upon,
- square up,
- start in,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the offensive,
- take up,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- venture upon,
- wade into
- ambush
collapse
- the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- wait in hiding to attack related words >
- ambuscade,
- ambushment,
- assail,
- assault,
- astonish,
- attack,
- blind,
- blitz,
- booby trap,
- bushwhack,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come from behind,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- cover,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- do the unexpected,
- drop in on,
- ensnare,
- entrap,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hideout,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- intercept,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay for,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay wait for,
- lie in ambush,
- lie in wait,
- light into,
- lure,
- lurk,
- lurking hole,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- pull up short,
- retreat,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- shadowing,
- snare,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- stalking-horse,
- strike,
- surprise,
- surveillance,
- swoop down on,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take the offensive,
- take unawares,
- trap,
- wade into,
- waylay
- talk down
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- direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"
- belittle through talk
- speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her" related words >
- accrue from,
- arise from,
- be contingent on,
- be due to,
- bud from,
- come from,
- come out of,
- depend on,
- derive from,
- descend from,
- emanate from,
- emerge from,
- ensue from,
- flow from,
- follow from,
- germinate from,
- grow out of,
- hang on,
- hinge on,
- issue from,
- originate in,
- proceed from,
- spring from,
- sprout from,
- stem from,
- turn on
- accrue from,
- arise from,
- be contingent on,
- be due to,
- bud from,
- come from,
- come out of,
- depend on,
- derive from,
- descend from,
- emanate from,
- emerge from,
- ensue from,
- flow from,
- follow from,
- grow from,
- grow out of,
- hang on,
- hinge on,
- issue from,
- originate in,
- proceed from,
- spring from,
- sprout from,
- stem from,
- turn on
- harry
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- make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes related words >
- aggravate,
- ambush,
- annoy,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- badger,
- bait,
- be at,
- bedevil,
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- besiege,
- blitz,
- blockade,
- bother,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- bushwhack,
- chivy,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- devil,
- discompose,
- distemper,
- disturb,
- dog,
- encircle,
- encompass,
- envelop,
- exasperate,
- exercise,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fash,
- foray,
- fret,
- gang up on,
- get,
- gnaw,
- go at,
- go for,
- gripe,
- harass,
- haunt,
- have at,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hound,
- hunt,
- invest,
- irk,
- irritate,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- lay siege to,
- light into,
- maraud,
- miff,
- molest,
- mug,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- oppress,
- peeve,
- persecute,
- perturb,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- pitch into,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- pother,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- provoke,
- pursue,
- ride,
- rile,
- roil,
- ruffle,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- soften up,
- strike,
- surprise,
- surround,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- tease,
- torment,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- upset,
- vex,
- victimize,
- wade into,
- worry
- pancake
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- a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle related words >
- overshoot
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- an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
- aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"
- shoot beyond or over (a target) related words >
- alight,
- come down,
- come in,
- crash-land,
- descend,
- ditch,
- downwind,
- exaggerate,
- exceed,
- go beyond,
- land,
- level off,
- light,
- overdo,
- overgo,
- overjump,
- overleap,
- overpass,
- overreach,
- overrun,
- overshoot the field,
- overshoot the mark,
- overstep,
- overstride,
- pancake,
- pass,
- settle down,
- superabound,
- surpass,
- talk down,
- touch down,
- transcend,
- upwind
- devolve
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- grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
- pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" related words >
- ambush,
- appear unexpectedly,
- assail,
- assault,
- astonish,
- attack,
- be unexpected,
- blitz,
- bob up,
- bounce,
- bound,
- buck,
- buckjump,
- bushwhack,
- capriole,
- catch at,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- clear,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come from behind,
- come unawares,
- come upon,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- crack down on,
- creep up on,
- curvet,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- dive,
- do the unexpected,
- drop,
- drop in on,
- fall,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fasten upon,
- flash upon one,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hippety-hop,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hop,
- hurdle,
- jump,
- jump at,
- jump over,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- leap,
- leap over,
- leapfrog,
- light into,
- mug,
- negotiate,
- nose-dive,
- overjump,
- overleap,
- overskip,
- parachute,
- pitch,
- pitch into,
- plop,
- plummet,
- plump,
- plunge,
- plunk,
- pop up,
- pounce,
- pounce on,
- pound,
- pull up short,
- sail into,
- scramble for,
- seize on,
- set on,
- set upon,
- ski jump,
- skin-dive,
- skip,
- sky-dive,
- snap at,
- snatch at,
- sound,
- spring,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- start,
- start aside,
- start up,
- steeplechase,
- stoop,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop,
- swoop down,
- swoop down on,
- swoop down upon,
- take a header,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take the offensive,
- take unawares,
- turn up,
- updive,
- upleap,
- upspring,
- vault,
- wade into
- abet,
- aching for,
- aggravate,
- agitate,
- alienate,
- ambush,
- arouse,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- bed on,
- bent on,
- blitz,
- blow the coals,
- bottom on,
- build on,
- bushwhack,
- come at,
- come between,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- crazy to,
- dead set on,
- decided upon,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- desirous of,
- determined upon,
- disaffect,
- disunite,
- divide,
- dying for,
- dying to,
- estrange,
- excite,
- fain of,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fan,
- fan the flame,
- feed the fire,
- ferment,
- fire,
- fixed upon,
- foment,
- fond of,
- found on,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- ground on,
- harry,
- have at,
- heat,
- heat up,
- hell-bent on,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- impassion,
- incense,
- incite,
- inclined toward,
- inflame,
- instigate,
- intent upon,
- irritate,
- itching for,
- jump,
- keen on,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- leaning toward,
- light into,
- light the fuse,
- mad on,
- make trouble,
- mug,
- nettle,
- partial to,
- pique,
- pit against,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- provoke,
- put up to,
- raise,
- rally,
- resolved upon,
- sail into,
- separate,
- set,
- set against,
- set at odds,
- set at variance,
- set upon,
- settled upon,
- sic on,
- sot on,
- sow dissension,
- spoiling for,
- stir the embers,
- stir up,
- stir up trouble,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- tickle,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- wade into,
- whet,
- whip up,
- wild to,
- work up
- alight upon,
- arrive at,
- arrive upon,
- blunder upon,
- bump into,
- chance upon,
- come across,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come on,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- descend upon,
- discover serendipitously,
- drop on,
- encounter,
- fall in with,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- get at,
- happen upon,
- light upon,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- pitch upon,
- reach,
- run across,
- run into,
- run up against,
- settle on,
- strike upon,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- tumble on
- circumstantiate
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- give circumstantial evidence for related words >
- adduce,
- affirm,
- anatomize,
- atomize,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- back,
- back up,
- bear out,
- bolster,
- buttress,
- certify,
- cite,
- confirm,
- corroborate,
- descend to particulars,
- detail,
- document,
- enter into detail,
- fortify,
- give full particulars,
- instance,
- itemize,
- particularize,
- probate,
- prove,
- ratify,
- reinforce,
- specify,
- spell out,
- strengthen,
- substantiate,
- support,
- sustain,
- undergird,
- uphold,
- validate,
- verify,
- warrant
- abet,
- accept,
- advocate,
- aid and abet,
- aim,
- aim at,
- ambush,
- and sinker,
- answer for,
- aspire after,
- aspire to,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- be a sucker,
- be accepted for,
- be after,
- be fond of,
- be partial to,
- be regarded as,
- be taken as,
- be taken in,
- bear for,
- bear up for,
- bear up to,
- bite,
- blitz,
- break for,
- bring,
- bring back,
- burn with love,
- bushwhack,
- call for,
- care for,
- chase after,
- come at,
- come down on,
- comfort,
- count for,
- countenance,
- crack down on,
- dash for,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- design,
- desire,
- destine,
- determine,
- devour,
- dote on,
- dote upon,
- drive at,
- eat up,
- embolden,
- encourage,
- endorse,
- fall for,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fancy,
- favor,
- fetch,
- fetch and carry,
- gang up on,
- get,
- go after,
- go and get,
- go as,
- go at,
- go fetch,
- go get,
- go to get,
- gobble up,
- gulp down,
- harbor a design,
- harry,
- have at,
- have every intention,
- have eyes for,
- have it bad,
- hearten,
- hit,
- hit for,
- hit like lightning,
- hold with,
- intend,
- jump,
- keep in countenance,
- land on,
- lap up,
- lay at,
- lay for,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- like,
- line,
- love,
- make for,
- make up to,
- mean,
- mug,
- nibble,
- obtain,
- pass as,
- pass for,
- pick up,
- pitch into,
- plan,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- procure,
- project,
- propose,
- purport,
- purpose,
- resolve,
- retrieve,
- run after,
- run for,
- sail for,
- sail into,
- secure,
- serve as,
- set on,
- set out for,
- set upon,
- shag,
- shine upon,
- smile upon,
- steer for,
- strike,
- subscribe,
- surprise,
- swallow,
- swallow anything,
- swallow hook,
- swallow whole,
- swing at,
- swoop down on,
- take the bait,
- take the offensive,
- think,
- tumble for,
- wade into
- surprise
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- the act of surprising someone
- a sudden unexpected event
- the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
- come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" related words >
- admiration,
- amaze,
- amazement,
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- astonish,
- astonishment,
- astound,
- astoundment,
- attack,
- awe,
- awestrike,
- bedaze,
- bedazzle,
- beguilement,
- bewilder,
- bewilderment,
- blitz,
- blockbuster,
- blow,
- boggle,
- bomb,
- bombshell,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- breathless wonder,
- bushwhack,
- capture,
- catch,
- catch off-guard,
- catch unawares,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come from behind,
- come upon unexpectedly,
- confound,
- crack down on,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discover,
- dismay,
- do the unexpected,
- drop in on,
- dumbfound,
- dumbfounder,
- dumbfoundment,
- earthshaker,
- eye-opener,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fascination,
- faze,
- flabbergast,
- floor,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- grab,
- grasp,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- incredulity,
- joker,
- jolt,
- jump,
- kicker,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay for,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- marvel,
- marveling,
- mug,
- nonplus,
- overwhelm,
- paralyze,
- peripeteia,
- perplex,
- petrify,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- pull up short,
- puzzlement,
- rattle,
- revelation,
- rock,
- sail into,
- seize,
- sense of mystery,
- sense of wonder,
- set on,
- set upon,
- shock,
- shocker,
- sneak attack,
- spring a surprise,
- spring upon,
- stagger,
- staggerer,
- startle,
- startler,
- strike,
- strike dead,
- strike dumb,
- strike with wonder,
- stun,
- stupefaction,
- stupefy,
- surprisal,
- surprise attack,
- surprise ending,
- surprise package,
- surprise party,
- swan,
- switch,
- swoop down on,
- take,
- take aback,
- take by surprise,
- take short,
- take the offensive,
- take unawares,
- thunderbolt,
- thunderclap,
- wade into,
- waylay,
- wonder,
- wonderment
- budge
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- United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) related words >
- advance,
- alcohol,
- aqua vitae,
- ascend,
- back,
- back up,
- booze,
- change,
- change place,
- circle,
- climb,
- descend,
- drink,
- ebb,
- firewater,
- flow,
- get over,
- go,
- go around,
- go round,
- go sideways,
- grog,
- gyrate,
- hooch,
- juice,
- mount,
- move,
- move over,
- plunge,
- progress,
- regress,
- retrogress,
- rise,
- rotate,
- run,
- sauce,
- shift,
- sink,
- soar,
- spin,
- stir,
- stream,
- subside,
- travel,
- wane,
- whirl
- blunder upon,
- bump into,
- chance upon,
- come across,
- come among,
- come down on,
- come on,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- confront,
- descend upon,
- discover serendipitously,
- drop on,
- encounter,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall in with,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- happen upon,
- hit upon,
- light upon,
- meet,
- meet head-on,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- pitch upon,
- run across,
- run into,
- run smack into,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- settle on,
- strike upon,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- tumble on
- individualize
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- make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" related words >
- analyze,
- anatomize,
- atomize,
- change,
- chop logic,
- descend to particulars,
- desynonymize,
- detail,
- difference,
- differentiate,
- discriminate,
- disequalize,
- disjoin,
- distinguish,
- diversify,
- divide,
- individuate,
- itemize,
- make a distinction,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- modify,
- particularize,
- peculiarize,
- personalize,
- precise,
- quality,
- refine a distinction,
- segregate,
- separate,
- set apart,
- set off,
- sever,
- severalize,
- signalize,
- specialize,
- spell out,
- split hairs,
- vary
- blitz
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- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland" related words >
- aggravated assault,
- aggression,
- aim at,
- air raid,
- ambush,
- amphibious attack,
- area bombing,
- armed assault,
- assail,
- assailing,
- assailment,
- assault,
- attack,
- banzai attack,
- barrage,
- blast,
- blitzkrieg,
- blow to pieces,
- blow up,
- bomb,
- bombard,
- bombardment,
- bombing,
- breakthrough,
- bushwhack,
- cannon,
- cannonade,
- carpet bombing,
- charge,
- come at,
- come down on,
- commence firing,
- counterattack,
- counteroffensive,
- coup de main,
- crack down on,
- crippling attack,
- dead set at,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- descent on,
- dive-bombing,
- diversion,
- diversionary attack,
- drive,
- enfilade,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fire a volley,
- fire at,
- fire upon,
- flank attack,
- frontal attack,
- fusillade,
- gang up on,
- gas attack,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- head-on attack,
- high-altitude bombing,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- infiltration,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- lightning attack,
- lightning war,
- low-altitude bombing,
- mass attack,
- megadeath,
- mine,
- mortar,
- mug,
- mugging,
- offense,
- offensive,
- onset,
- onslaught,
- open fire,
- open up on,
- overkill,
- panzer warfare,
- pepper,
- pitch into,
- pop at,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- precision bombing,
- push,
- rake,
- run against,
- run at,
- rush,
- sail into,
- sally,
- saturation bombing,
- set on,
- set upon,
- shell,
- shock tactics,
- shoot,
- shoot at,
- shuttle bombing,
- skip-bombing,
- snipe,
- snipe at,
- sortie,
- spring,
- strafe,
- strafing,
- strategic bombing,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- tactical bombing,
- take aim at,
- take the offensive,
- torpedo,
- unprovoked assault,
- wade into,
- zero in on
- alight upon,
- arrive at,
- arrive upon,
- blunder upon,
- bump into,
- chance upon,
- come across,
- come among,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come on,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- confront,
- descend upon,
- discover serendipitously,
- drop on,
- encounter,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall in with,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- get at,
- happen upon,
- hit upon,
- meet,
- meet head-on,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- pitch upon,
- reach,
- run across,
- run into,
- run smack into,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- settle on,
- strike upon,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- tumble on
- upwind
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- towards the side exposed to wind
- in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind" related words >
- alee,
- alight,
- arise,
- ascend,
- aweather,
- come down,
- come in,
- come up,
- crash-land,
- curl upwards,
- descend,
- ditch,
- downwind,
- go up,
- grow up,
- land,
- leeward,
- level off,
- levitate,
- light,
- loom,
- mount,
- overshoot,
- pancake,
- rear,
- rear up,
- rise,
- rise up,
- settle down,
- spiral,
- spire,
- stand up,
- surge,
- swarm up,
- sweep up,
- talk down,
- to leeward,
- to windward,
- touch down,
- tower,
- up,
- upgo,
- upgrow,
- upheave,
- uprise,
- upspin,
- upstream,
- upsurge,
- upswarm,
- weatherward,
- windward
- condescend
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- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner related words >
- OK,
- accede to,
- accept,
- accord to,
- agree to,
- approve,
- approve of,
- assent,
- be willing,
- bridle,
- connive at,
- consent,
- consent to silently,
- deal with,
- deign,
- descend,
- endorse,
- give consent,
- go along with,
- grant,
- have no objection,
- hold with,
- lower oneself,
- nod,
- nod assent,
- not refuse,
- okay,
- patronize,
- permit,
- ratify,
- sanction,
- say aye,
- say yes,
- stoop,
- take kindly to,
- toss the head,
- treat,
- vote affirmatively,
- vote aye,
- vouchsafe,
- wink at,
- yield assent
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