The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ATTACKS , but the solution may also be SIEGES which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in CrossSynergy).
Onslaughts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATTACKS | 40 % | 7 |
| SIEGES | 40 % | 6 |
| ASSAULTS | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Onslaughts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- onrush
- onset
- attack
- outpouring
- barrage
- assaults
- attacks
- blows
- attacking
- attackers
- atrocities
- besieging
Crossword Answer definitions
ATTACKS noun- An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
- A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
- (by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
- An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
- Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
- Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
- The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
- The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
- An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
- The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
- (audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
- To apply violent force to someone or something.
- To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
- To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
- To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
- To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
- To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
- To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
- To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ATTACKS
- Low blows, e.g.
- Goes after
- Storms
- Sets on
- Goes on the offense
- Sets upon
- Charges
- Lays into
- Lights into
- Goes on the offensive
More clues leading to the result SIEGES
- Takeover attempts
- Prolonged attacks
- War movie scenes
- Blitzes
- All-out attacks
- Drawn-out war tactics
- Military blockades
- Lengthy assaults
- Isolating tactics
- Military encirclements