Counterattack
Counterattack noun - An attack made to counter an enemy's attack.
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Synonyms for Counterattack
Return and counterattack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a noun "Counterattack".
Nearby Words: counterattacking, counterattacked
Return
Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Counterattack and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterattack" instead a noun "Return".
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Bolivian Army Ending: At the end of Soviet Assault, Malashenko decides not to return to Russia and instead makes his way to Seattle to defend it against the inevitable American counterattack.
Source: Video Game / World in Conflict - Return Magic also makes the Doomsday spell hit only the caster when it is used as a counterattack while the spell itself normally hits everyone in the battlefield.
Source: Counter Attack - Drizzt does reflexively counterattack—at which point Entreri's allies grant him the ability to absorb and return Drizzt's blow, to the very unpleasant surprise of both.
Source: Suicide by Cop
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