Counterattack
Counterattack verb - Make a counterattack.
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Synonyms for Counterattack
Withstand and counterattack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Counterattack".
Nearby Words: counterattacking, counterattacked
Withstand
Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.
Counterattack and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterattack" instead a verb "Withstand".
Nearby Word: withstanding
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Related pairs
- attack and counterattack
- attack and withstand
- encounter and counterattack
- encounter and withstand
- contest and counterattack
- contest and withstand
- check and counterattack
- check and withstand
- support and counterattack
- support and withstand
- oppose and counterattack
- oppose and withstand
- challenge and counterattack
- challenge and withstand
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, the Ultramarines earn a hard-won victory at Calth, withstand the Shadow Crusade and stay safe while the galaxy goes to hell, emerging as the strongest post-heresy power and leading the counterattack after the Battle of Terra.
Source: Literature / Horus Heresy
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