sneak attack
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- raidSudden armed incursion
- assaultViolent offensive act
blindside · pounce · strike · covert · guerrilla · trap · backstab · lurk · Pearl Harbor · blitz · sabotage · treachery · swift · shadow · silent · cunning · predator · prey
- military attacksair strike, bombing raid, commando raid, guerrilla raid, night raid
- Ninjaninja, shinobi, kunoichi, ninjutsu, shuriken
- tacticsmaneuver, counter-attack, gambit, ambush, counterstrike
- surprise attacksambush, blindside, catch off guard, sneak up, pounce
- ambushambuscade, bushwhack, surprise attack, trap, lying in wait
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
sneak attackultimatum
Non-negotiable final terms
warning shot · advance notice · fair warning · declaration of war · declared war
sneak attackdefense
Protection against harm
defensive stand · counterattack · retaliation · reprisal · holding action