Counterattack
Counterattack verb - Make a counterattack.
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Synonyms for Counterattack
Repel and counterattack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repel" instead a verb "Counterattack".
Nearby Words: counterattacking, counterattacked
Repel
Repel verb - To drive back.
Counterattack and repel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterattack" instead a verb "Repel".
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Related pairs
- check and counterattack
- check and repel
- obstruct and counterattack
- obstruct and repel
- oppose and counterattack
- oppose and repel
- challenge and counterattack
- challenge and repel
- dispute and counterattack
- dispute and repel
- thwart and counterattack
- thwart and repel
- hinder and counterattack
- hinder and repel
Both words in one sentence
- While Generals Huangfu and Zhu managed to repel the rebels, Cao's arrival gave them the extra momentum they needed to counterattack.
- At the Battle of Agincourt King Henry didn't have enough men to guard the French prisoners of the first wave and simultaneously repel the counterattack of the second wave.
Source: Leave No Survivors
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