COUNTERAGGRESSION Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

counteraggression

noun

Definition of counteraggression

as in counterassault

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Noun

The 77-minute siege ended with a counterassault led by a SWAT team from the US Border Patrol.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
Another risk is that Russia’s invasion and the West’s financial counterassault could prove more economically disruptive than the pandemic.

— Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022

Definition of counterassault

Noun

Coaches around the league rave about Spagnuolo’s ability to enter a game with a plan and then build counterattacks from there.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Allan Saint-Maximin led a counterattack and found Abada, who sent a powerful shot off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of counterattack

Noun

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

Washington thus should play to a stalemate but be ready to respond with a truly devastating counteroffensive if Iran raises the stakes.

— JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
The campaign has put pressure on Russian logistics in Crimea, giving Ukrainian forces a degree of battlefield momentum that Kyiv has not enjoyed since its successful counteroffensives around Kherson and Kharkiv in late 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of counteroffensive

Noun

Deputies arrested Asher on suspicion of assault with a firearm and battery causing great bodily harm and booked him into Siskiyou County Jail.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Independent Russian media regularly report about returning veterans involved in assaults, drunken brawls and even killings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of assault

Noun

That was the most glaring example of the gulf between the two teams in terms of duels, aggression and general competitiveness.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The savage purge since June of high-momentum stocks – dominated by AI hardware and related industrials – has sapped the bullish aggression of traders, helping to reset tactical sentiment toward a more neutral level.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggression

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