Synonyms for ambush

Synonyms for (noun) ambush

Synonyms: trap, lying in wait, ambuscade, ambush

Definition: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

Similar words: surprise attack, coup de main

Definition: an attack without warning


Synonyms for (verb) ambush

Synonyms: scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, lie in wait, ambuscade, ambush

Definition: wait in hiding to attack

Similar words: wait

Definition: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

Usage: I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets


Synonyms: ambush, still-hunt

Definition: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

Similar words: track down, run, hunt, hunt down

Definition: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

Usage: Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland; The dogs are running deer; The Duke hunted in these woods


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