Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Strike back and hit are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Strike back" with "Hit", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Word: hitting
Strike back
Strike back verb - Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.
Usage example: The Empire strikes back
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Synonyms for Strike back
Hit and strike back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Strike back".
Both terms in one sentence
- First of all, he has an ability that a lot of tough Bosses have called Retaliate, which lets him strike back hard if you hit him.
Source: Wake-Up Call Boss -
In the first level of Battletoads in: Battlemaniacs, skeleton mooks will try to strike back at whatever last hit them, so getting one to hit another will cause the two fight to the death unless you intervene.
Source: Set a Mook to Kill a Mook - It has huge stats and if you manage to hit it, it will automatically strike back and cause injury to you.
Source: Literature / Sorcery!
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Strike back and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/strike_back
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