fell upon

Related

attackedActed aggressively against
descendedMoved downward
pouncedSuddenly jumped to attack
ambushedAttacked from concealment
struckPast tense of hitting

assailed · swooped · lunged · charged · rushed · set upon · leapt · collapsed · stumbled · tumbled · crashed · dropped · plunged · discovered · encountered · chanced upon · happened upon · prey

Categories

found synonymsfound, discovered, uncovered, unearthed, located

Opposites

physical movement/encounter

fell uponmissed

Failed to reach

overlooked · avoided · evaded · passed by · skirted

aggression/attack

fell upondefended

Shielded from harm

protected · shielded · spared · rescued · saved

discovery/chance encounter

fell uponoverlooked

Not noticed or considered

missed · passed by · lost · ignored · bypassed

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