Synonyms of flown at

flown at

phrase

past participle of fly at

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

The batter flew at the pitcher, thinking the beanball was thrown on purpose.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• assaulted
• charged
• set at
• turned (on)
• descended (on or upon)
• gone in (on)
• jumped (on)
• set on
• gone at
• struck
• set upon
• raided
• stormed
• pounced (on or upon)
• rounded on
• stricken
• torn into
• rushed
• bushwhacked
• pitched into
• assailed
• beaten up on
• beset
• sicced
• sicked
• trashed
• sacked
• lit into
• surprised
• robbed
• ambushed
• ganged up (on)
• swarmed
• mobbed
• ambuscaded
• battered
• invaded
• mugged
• flanked
• banged away (at)
• cannonaded
• blitzed
• nuked
• waylaid
• bombarded
• beleaguered
• buffeted
• surprized
• bombed
• bum-rushed
• besieged
• ravaged
• looted
• plundered
• cannoned
• plastered
• harried
• barraged
• pillaged
• pressed
• overrun
• enveloped
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• secured
• covered
• defended
• guarded
• shielded