Counterattack
Counterattack verb - Make a counterattack.
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Synonyms for Counterattack
Prevent and counterattack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Counterattack".
Nearby Words: counterattacking, counterattacked
Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Counterattack and prevent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterattack" instead a verb "Prevent".
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Related pairs
- check and counterattack
- check and prevent
- obstruct and counterattack
- obstruct and prevent
- oppose and counterattack
- oppose and prevent
- counteract and counterattack
- counteract and prevent
- thwart and counterattack
- thwart and prevent
- bar and counterattack
- bar and prevent
- hinder and counterattack
- hinder and prevent
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Also, killing Doom Gaze with Vanish/X-Zone prevents the boss from dropping the Bahamut magicite because the drop is triggered by a counterattack script and X-Zone and similar abilities prevent counterattacks from being triggered.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VI - Gone Horribly Right: Jonnie was really just trying to destroy the main teleportation platform on Psychlo to prevent a counterattack.
Source: Literature / Battlefield Earth - Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack has the good guys using nuclear missiles in space in an attempt to prevent a Colony Drop; they're portrayed quite accurately, in contrast to the previous example.
Source: Nuclear Option
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