penetration vs onslaught

onslaught vs penetration

penetration and onslaught both are nouns.

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

As nouns, onslaught is a hypernym of penetration; that is, onslaught is a word with a broader meaning than penetration:

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

Other hypernyms of penetration include attack, onrush, onset.

penetration (noun)	onslaught (noun)
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
the act of entering into or through something	the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman	a sudden and severe onset of trouble
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 penetration and onslaught

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