Definition for Counterattack:

• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

Synonyms for Counterattack:

• n.

  •
  • go for,
  • mug,
  • strike at,
  • set on,
  • fly at,
  • ambush,
  • come at.
  •act (noun)
  • counterattack,
  • countermove.
  •counteraction (noun)
  • neutralizations,
  • countermoves,
  • counter-offensive,
  • counter-balance,
  • counter-balances,
  • neutralization,
  • an eye for an eye.
  •counterblow (noun)
  • counter-blow,
  • counter-blows,
  • counter blows.
  •defense (noun)
  • barrier,
  • countermeasure,
  • protection,
  • response,
  • defense,
  • argument,
  • security,
  • fortress,
  • wall,
  • stronghold,
  • aversion,
  • armor,
  • moat,
  • rebuttal,
  • harbor.
  •reciprocation (noun)
  • a tooth for tooth,
  • a tooth for a teeth,
  • inter changes,
  • inter-changes,
  • re-payment,
  • re payments,
  • re-payments,
  • re payment,
  • inter change,
  • a tooth for teeth.
  •retaliation (noun)
  • counteraction,
  • reprisal.

• v.

  •competition (verb)
  • counterstrike.
  •defend (verb)
  • uphold,
  • safeguard,
  • protect,
  • secure,
  • return,
  • reply,
  • defend,
  • answer,
  • police,
  • ward,
  • backfire,
  • screen,
  • fend,
  • argue,
  • respond,
  • save,
  • retort,
  • shield,
  • barricade,
  • sustain,
  • avert,
  • rebut,
  • support,
  • cover,
  • guard,
  • resist,
  • bar,
  • counter,
  • buffer,
  • shelter.
  •rally (verb)
  • re assembled,
  • in-spirit,
  • re freshes,
  • re-groups,
  • re-news,
  • came order,
  • re assembling,
  • be stirring,
  • in spirited,
  • bring order,
  • came together,
  • be stir,
  • be-stirred,
  • re grouped,
  • comes order,
  • re-assembling,
  • re stored,
  • re double,
  • re-new,
  • in-spirited,
  • re assembles,
  • re news,
  • re-freshes,
  • re formed,
  • came to order,
  • re-grouping,
  • re forming,
  • in spirit,
  • bringing order,
  • be-stirring,
  • re doubling,
  • re-stored,
  • be stirs,
  • re doubles,
  • re group,
  • re-doubles,
  • be stirred,
  • bonding together,
  • come order,
  • brought order,
  • coming to order,
  • re-stores,
  • re form,
  • re groups,
  • re-group,
  • comes to order,
  • brings to order,
  • re new,
  • re-grouped,
  • re forms,
  • in spiriting,
  • re-assembled,
  • bringing to order,
  • re storing,
  • be-stir,
  • in-spiriting,
  • re grouping,
  • Re-forming,
  • re-doubled,
  • re stores,
  • brings order,
  • re-storing,
  • in-spirits,
  • bonds together,
  • re-fresh,
  • coming order,
  • re assemble,
  • re-assembles,
  • re-double,
  • re-forms,
  • re doubled,
  • brought to order,
  • re-doubling,
  • re store,
  • be-stirs.
  •revenge (verb)
  • vendetta,
  • payback,
  • comeback.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • counteroffensive,
  • bomb out,
  • nuke,
  • Bashing,
  • salvo,
  • dive-bomb,
  • offense,
  • revenge,
  • pounding,
  • tanning,
  • counterblow,
  • swoop,
  • teargas,
  • bayonet,
  • carpet bomb,
  • detonate.
  •
  • harass,
  • carve up,
  • requital,
  • retaliation,
  • vengeance,
  • tit for tat,
  • shoot down,
  • shot,
  • reciprocation,
  • descent.
  •
  • bomb,
  • bombard,
  • torpedo,
  • mine,
  • sortie,
  • aggression,
  • retribution.
  •
  • pound,
  • take up,
  • raid,
  • run-through,
  • assault,
  • shell.
  •
  • blitz,
  • rocket.
  •
  • target.
  •
  • charge.

Paraphrases for Counterattack:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    counter-violence, response.
  • Verb, base form
    retaliate, respond.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    counter-offensive, counter, countermeasure, retaliation, reaction.
  • Verb, base form
    counteract, counter.

Antonyms for Counterattack:

• n.

  • retaliation
    pardon, sympathy, forgiveness.

Homophones for Counterattack:

• chondritic.

Hypernym for Counterattack:

• n.

  • act
    riposte.

Hyponym for Counterattack:

• n.

  • act
    attack, onslaught, onrush, onset.

• v.

  • competition
    assail, attack.