Thesaurus results for COUNTERATTACK

counterattack

noun

ˈkau̇n-tər-ə-ˌtak

Definition of counterattack

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 On a counterattack, Paintsil put away a feed from Marco Reus with a first-touch finish that opened the scoring in the 13th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 But alarms about potential war crimes began ringing inside the Biden Administration soon after Israel began its counterattack on Gaza. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 From the start, England and manager Thomas Tuchel’s game plan was working to a tee – frustrate, punctuate, and hit Argentina on the counterattack. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Oil prices jumped Monday morning as the latest cycle of attacks and counterattacks renewed fears of further disruption to flows through the Strait of Hormuz. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterattack

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattack

Noun

In recent years and as online culture changed, Hilton toned down his public attacks and appeared to embrace fatherhood and adopt a kinder public persona, even integrating more family-friendly content on his site.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
On April 1, Shawnda Jackson, the girl's grandmother, said there had been six adult relatives at the house, where the girl lived with 11 relatives, when the attack happened.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

But some officials believe Kyiv could have negotiated a peace agreement in mid-2022 if Washington had pushed its ally harder to engage in negotiations after the success of its Kherson and Kharkiv counteroffensives.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Iraq made a brief offensive into Saudi Arabia, seizing the border town of Khafji before losing it again in a three-day battle with the coalition’s counteroffensive.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of counteroffensive

Noun

Tracey was arrested days after the incident and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction.

— Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Januchowski pleaded not guilty July 14 to three misdemeanor counts each of first-degree assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, court records state.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026