onslaught vs penetration

penetration vs onslaught

onslaught and penetration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
onslaught	Yes	No	No	No
penetration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, penetration is a hyponym of onslaught; that is, penetration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than onslaught:

onslaught: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
penetration: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

Other hyponyms of onslaught include ground attack, charge, banzai attack, banzai charge, diversion, diversionary attack, incursion, blitz, blitzkrieg, strike, counterattack, countermove, bombardment, bombing, fire, firing, strafe, coup de main, surprise attack.

onslaught (noun)	penetration (noun)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)	an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)	the act of entering into or through something
a sudden and severe onset of trouble	the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
	the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
	the ability to make way into or through something
	clear or deep perception of a situation

Difference between onslaught and penetration

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