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onslaught

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

a fierce or destructive attack or surge of something overwhelming

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Onslaught in a sentence

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

Synonyms
assaultbarrageoffensive
Antonyms
retreatdefensewithdrawal

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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.

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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.

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