Synonyms for "counterstrike" (5 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Verb(1 words)

counterattack

Strong matches (2)

counterattack

Noun(1 words)

counterattack

Related words (2)

Noun(1 words)

counterpunch

Verb(1 words)

fight back

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

4 entries

assailattackstrike

Synonyms

1 entries

counterattack

Related terms

1 entries

Dead Hand

coordinate

3 entries

decapitation strikefirst strikepreemptive strike

derived from

1 entries

strike

etymologically related_to

1 entries

counterstroke

has context

2 entries

militarysports

related to

1 entries

counterattack

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Azerbaijani

1 entries

• əks-zərbə noun (tactic of counterattacking)

Georgian

1 entries

• კონტრდარტყმა noun (tactic of counterattacking)

Russian

1 entries

• контруда́р noun (tactic of counterattacking)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Near-synonym: fight back

Source: wiktionary

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