Thesaurus results for COUNTERATTACK

counterattack

noun

ˈkau̇n-tər-ə-ˌtak

as in attack

an attack made to counter an enemy's attack suddenly the tide of battle turned, and the rebels, who had been falling back, made a furious counterattack

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Recent Examples of counterattack The View From Republicans The GOP’s counterattack started even before Spanberger won. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The most dramatic came in the first period, when Jimmy Snuggerud picked off DeMelo’s stretch pass and started an aggressive Blues counterattack. —

Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Samantha Santana finishes a shot from 15 yards out on a pass from Dylan Watson as the Texans take advantage of a counterattack to extend their lead. —

Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026 In a remarkable counterattack, the Danish forces managed to sink 12 British ships and nearly forced a retreat, despite the British possessing greater firepower. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterattack

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Noun

In recent years, a litany of violent, seemingly unprovoked attacks across Metro led to the deaths or severe injury of several passengers—a confirmation of Angelenos’ worst fears about the system.

— Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
According to the Qataris, two Iranian ballistic missiles and three drone attacks led to the injury of three people in the Gulf nation.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026