Counteroffensive and Payback

Counteroffensive noun - An attack made to counter an enemy's attack.

Payback and counteroffensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Payback" instead a noun "Counteroffensive".

Payback noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

Counteroffensive and payback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counteroffensive" instead a noun "Payback".