ASSAULTED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

assaulted

verb

past tense of assault

as in violated

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim

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to take sudden, violent action against was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city

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Recent Examples of assaulted Scott and Dylan walked away from faculty members and the video production crew and and Scott allegedly assaulted her in a janitor’s closet. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public’s assistance after a man broke into a woman’s residence and assaulted her early Tuesday morning in a small Kansas town. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Police say a Mount Oliver man allegedly assaulted a University of Pittsburgh student inside the student's apartment. — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 In a statement, Fremont police said two teenagers armed with a gun forced entry into an apartment and assaulted the two occupants. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Police were called to a condominium complex on Concord Drive on a report that a woman had been assaulted. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 The chief said the former officers allegedly physically assaulted two people, including using a stun gun on them. — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Shakur and Knight were accused of having earlier assaulted Anderson inside an MGM Grand hotel and casino where Mike Tyson had just boxed. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Multiple women testified about their fear of being harassed or assaulted by rideshare drivers. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

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The core of the Teamsters’ petition against the DMV is the claim that regulators violated the California Administrative Procedure Act by failing to complete an extensive study of the economic and practical impact of the policy change.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Meta also lost a separate social-media case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, after a court found that the company violated the state's child-safety laws and ordered it to pay over $900 million in penalties.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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But the university’s recent actions in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was attacked on campus during that period appear at odds with that commitment.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Not long after Bungalow 8 opened, the World Trade Center was attacked.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

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According to a detective’s testimony at a preliminary hearing, Thomas raped a 15-year-old girl while forcing her to insult Blythe Street.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Capo's is under fire after police said a woman was raped in a parking lot after leaving the bar on East Carson Street earlier this month.

— Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of raped

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Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- at a museum in the Spanish city of Villena, taking most of the 50-plus mainly gold bracelets, bowls, bottles and other items on display.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Mundubile, who rejected the election result as neither free nor fair, had been in hiding since security forces raided his Lusaka home during the election period.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of raided

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Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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