counterattackers

variants or counter-attackers
Definition of counterattackersnext
plural of counterattacker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattackers
Noun
  • Mammoth remains round out the picture of an island once home to apex predators and massive herbivores sharing a landscape virtually unrecognizable to anyone walking through modern Taiwan.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The island’s ecology shifted, and the loss of those apex predators left a gap that persists to this day.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Apple has released multiple fixes for the underlying bugs attackers used to make Darksword.
    AJ Vicens, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • With the Sharks trying to cut into the Oilers’ two-goal lead late in the third period, coach Ryan Warsofsky pulled goalie Nedeljkovic and had six attackers on the ice.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a vacant guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.
    Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • He was forced into a car by a group of assailants, leaving behind the friend who reported the incident to the police.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • To contain these invaders, regulations require boat owners to clean, drain and dry their vessels as part of the decontamination process after use in infested waters.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • These countries must make their duty clear to the invaders of our beloved homeland and the murderers of our people.
    Haley Ott, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Counterattackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattackers. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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