Counter
Counter verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.
Fight back and counter are semantically related in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Fight back" instead the word "Counter" as a noun or a verb.
Fight back
Fight back verb - Defend oneself.
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Synonyms for Fight back
Counter and fight back are semantically related in fight topic. Sometimes you can use "Counter" instead the word "Fight back" as a verb or a noun.
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- When they're cornered by the counter, Josh starts looking for a weapon to fight back with.
Source: Crazy Prepared / Puppet Shows - You can't fight back because Wobbuffet and Wynaut are only able to counter attacks, not dish them out.
Source: Obvious Rule Patch / Video Games - In Quake II, humanity's managed to fight back desperately against the Strogg, and launch a counter-offensive; but Bitterman (the PC), is the only space marine who survives past the intro.
Source: Back from the Brink
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