Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with attack in American Collocation
attack
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈtæk/
armed
brutal
frenzied
homophobic
racist
savage
sectarian
unprovoked
vicious
violent
It was a completely unprovoked attack.
arson
firebomb
revenge
He was the victim of a firebomb attack on his shop in Whitechapel, London in 1999.
carry out
It would not be possible for anyone to compose themselves so instantaneously after carrying out such a frenzied attack.