Synonyms for counterattack
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noun koun-ter-uh-tak; verb koun-ter-uh-tak, koun-ter-uh-tak |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk; verb ˌkaʊn tər əˈtæk, ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk |
Top 10 synonyms for counterattack
Définition of counterattack
Origin :- also counter-attack, 1882, from counter- + attack (n.); as two words from early 19c. The verb is recorded from 1916.
- noun retaliation
- The Germans, however, reconquered the position in a counterattack.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- They were driven out as the result of a Russian counterattack.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- The Russians also occupied Sviniuchy and repulsed the enemy's counterattack.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- Such action might be a project beyond his resources, but it was his own counterattack.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
- Opportunities for counterattack should be sought at all times.
- Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department
- Mr. Cox led off, April 9th, in the defense, by counterattack.
- Extract from : « The Great Conspiracy, Part 6 » by John Alexander Logan
- After the fury of bombardment and counterattack, the relative silence was deafening.
- Extract from : « World of the Drone » by Robert Abernathy
- This counterattack was repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII) » by various
- Belgian chasseurs had meanwhile been organizing for a counterattack.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) » by Various
- The Anglo-Saxon peoples alone possess the counterattack—a rush.
- Extract from : « The Drums Of Jeopardy » by Harold MacGrath
Antonyms for counterattack
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