AMBUSCADING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word ambuscading. (close relations)
ambuscade
Best Alternative Words for AMBUSCADING
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concealing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • covering or hiding noun • the activity of keeping something secret | ||||||||
hiding | verbv | |||||||
noun • the activity of keeping something secret • the state of being hidden | ||||||||
skulking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated | ||||||||
sneaking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not openly expressed | ||||||||
lurking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner • be about a place without any apparent purpose • wait in hiding to attack • to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc | ||||||||
prowling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) verb • move about in or as if in a predatory manner • loiter about, with no apparent aim | ||||||||
ambush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise verb • wait in hiding to attack • hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing | ||||||||
bushwhack | verbv | |||||||
verb • wait in hiding to attack • live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla • cut one's way through the woods or bush | ||||||||
lurk | verbv | |||||||
verb • lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner • be about a place without any apparent purpose • wait in hiding to attack • to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc | ||||||||
scupper | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard verb • wait in hiding to attack • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||||||
trap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned • drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise • informal terms for the mouth • a light two-wheeled carriage • a hazard on a golf course verb • place in a confining or embarrassing position • catch in or as if in a trap • hold or catch as if in a trap • to hold fast or prevent from moving • to sell marijuana on a street corner | ||||||||
waylay | verbv | |||||||
verb • wait in hiding to attack | ||||||||
lie in wait | verbv | |||||||
verb • wait in hiding to attack | ||||||||
lying in wait | ||||||||
noun • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |