Counterattack
Counterattack noun - An attack made to counter an enemy's attack.
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Synonyms for Counterattack
Warfare and counterattack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warfare" instead a noun "Counterattack".
Nearby Words: counterattacking, counterattacked
Warfare
Warfare noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Counterattack and warfare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterattack" instead a noun "Warfare".
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Related pairs
- attack and counterattack
- attack and warfare
- encounter and counterattack
- encounter and warfare
- contest and counterattack
- contest and warfare
- conflict and counterattack
- conflict and warfare
- opposition and counterattack
- opposition and warfare
- dispute and counterattack
- dispute and warfare
- combat and counterattack
- combat and warfare
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The Italians had to fight hard in order to even get near one such peaks, storm it (or blow it up, if necessary) and then hold it waiting for the inevitable counterattack; as if "ordinary" trench warfare wasn't pleasant enough such a mountainous, frozen hellhole claimed the lives of many.
Source: Useful Notes / World War I -
A Warhammer 40,000 fanfic has the main character and his allies create a literal wall of Gatling guns (shouting out to Modern Warfare 2 while they were at it) as the first stage of their counterattack against a charging horde of daemons.
Source: Gatling Good
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