Synonyms of sets upon

sets upon

phrase

present tense third-person singular of set upon

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

The armies set upon each other in one of the fiercest battles of the war.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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