counterassaults

variants also counter-assaults
plural of counterassault
as in counterattacks
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack a feeble counterassault that proved to be entirely futile

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Noun
  • That’s in part due to throwing all the chips in the middle and not being ready for counterattacks.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When a partner continually feels trapped behind excuses or counterattacks, the original frustration then hardens into resentment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Democrats like Bell continue to defend Israel from progressive attacks.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Terrorists expanded their use of the internet for a wide range of activities, including planning attacks, radicalization and recruitment, propaganda dissemination, and fundraising.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These smears are contributing to our ICE law enforcement officers facing 1,000 percent increase in assaults against them.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Initial Russian gains occurred primarily in the early months of the war, with Ukrainian counteroffensives regaining significant areas in Kharkiv and Kherson provinces.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Counterassaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterassaults. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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