Synonyms of pounces (on or upon)

pounces (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pounce (on or upon)

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• jumps (on)
• descends (on or upon)
• storms
• strikes
• turns (on)
• sets at
• flies at
• tears into
• beats up on
• goes in (on)
• rounds on
• sets upon
• robs
• charges
• ambushes
• sets on
• goes at
• rushes
• sicks
• invades
• swarms
• bushwhacks
• pitches into
• assails
• besets
• lights into
• trashes
• surprises
• sacks
• bombs
• surprizes
• bum-rushes
• sics
• gangs up (on)
• flanks
• waylays
• mobs
• nukes
• bangs away (at)
• ravages
• cannons
• blitzes
• mugs
• besieges
• beleaguers
• batters
• plunders
• forays
• barrages
• loots
• buffets
• bombards
• harries
• ambuscades
• cannonades
• pillages
• overruns
• plasters
• presses
• envelops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covers
• protects
• shields
• defends
• secures
• guards