full-scale assault
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- attackAggressive act against another
siege · barrage · bombardment · charge · raid · storming · warfare · troops · tanks · artillery · combat · military · advance · breach · overwhelming · relentless · front · battlefield
intensity/scope of military action
full-scale assaultlimited engagement
Show with predetermined closing
surgical strike · reconnaissance mission · border skirmish · skirmish · warning shot
aggression vs. non-aggression
full-scale assaultfull retreat
unconditional surrender · capitulation · ceasefire · disengagement · stand-down
war vs. peace
full-scale assaultpeace treaty
Formal end to hostilities
armistice · reconciliation · diplomatic resolution · peaceful settlement · détente