onslaught

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

a fierce or destructive attack or surge of something overwhelming

In a sentence

Onslaught in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing onslaught in a sentence.

The city had no time to prepare for the onslaught of the hurricane.

Synonyms

assaultbarrageoffensive

Antonyms

retreatdefensewithdrawal

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Onslaught (noun) means a fierce or destructive attack or surge of something overwhelming

Here is onslaught used in an example sentence: "The city had no time to prepare for the onslaught of the hurricane."

Common synonyms for onslaught include assault, barrage, offensive.

Antonyms of onslaught include retreat, defense, withdrawal.

Onslaught is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.