onslaught

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

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Senses

a sudden and severe onset of trouble

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

the attack began at dawn

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

a barrage of questions

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	hypernym	Types & categories	trouble
2	derivation	Related & opposite	aggress
2	derivation	Related & opposite	attack
2	domain topic	Related & opposite	military
2	part meronym	Parts & wholes	assault
2	hypernym	Types & categories	military operation
2	hyponym	Types & categories	ground attack
2	hyponym	Types & categories	charge
2	hyponym	Types & categories	banzai attack
2	hyponym	Types & categories	diversionary attack
2	hyponym	Types & categories	penetration
2	hyponym	Types & categories	blitzkrieg
2	hyponym	Types & categories	strike
2	hyponym	Types & categories	counterattack
2	hyponym	Types & categories	bombing
2	hyponym	Types & categories	firing
2	hyponym	Types & categories	strafe
2	hyponym	Types & categories	surprise attack
3	derivation	Related & opposite	barrage
3	hypernym	Types & categories	language