What are the opposite words for hits back?

Hits back is an action that suggests a response or retaliation after being attacked, hurt or offended. Some antonyms for hits back could be forgiving, ignoring, yielding or surrendering. Forgiving means letting go of the offense or hurt and moving on, without seeking vengeance. Ignoring, on the other hand, means not responding to the attack or hurt, and not giving it any attention or importance. Yielding, is giving in or accepting the attack or hurt, without any form of response or retaliation, while surrendering is giving up or admitting defeat, without trying to defend oneself. All these antonyms present different ways of handling situations where one could choose to either retaliate or not.

What are the antonyms for Hits back?

• v.

  • counter
  • agree
  ,
  • aid
  ,
  • allow
  ,
  • assist
  ,
  • divide
  ,
  • encourage
  ,
  • facilitate
  ,
  • help
  ,
  • permit
  ,
  • separate
  ,
  • support
  .
  • revenge
  • deny
  ,
  • depart
  ,
  • fail
  ,
  • forgive
  ,
  • leave
  ,
  • lose
  ,
  • pardon
  ,
  • refuse
  ,
  • request
  ,
  • surrender
  ,
  • sympathize
  ,
  • take
  .

Famous quotes with Hits back

• Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

  Roberto Duran

Synonyms:

parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parrot, parrot, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet.