Synonyms for "counterblow" (30 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

afterstrokeavengebackfireboomerangcomeback

Noun(1 words)

afterstroke

Strong matches (9)

countercounterattackcountermeasurecounterpunchcounterrevolutioncounterstrokedefenseexchange

Noun(1 words)

counterpunch

Related words (15)

give-and-takeinterchangereciprocationrecoilreplyreprisalretaliationretaliatoryretortretributionreturnrevengevengeance

Noun(2 words)

retaliatory blowreturn blow

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

1 entries

blow

Synonyms

4 entries

afterstrokecounterpunchretaliatoryreturn

derived from

1 entries

blow

is a

1 entries

blow

related to

1 entries

blow

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries

• vastaisku noun (blow delivered in reply to another)

Polish

1 entries

• kontra noun (blow delivered in reply to another)

Portuguese

1 entries

• contragolpe noun (blow delivered in reply to another)

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