COUNTERATTACKERS Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

counterattackers

noun

variants or counter-attackers

plural of counterattacker

as in predators

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Noun

With no natural predators and the ability to breed year-round, their populations have exploded over the decades.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Various aromatic plants repel mosquitoes and attract beneficial predators to deter vegetable pests, and some of these, like flowering catmint, also attract hummingbirds.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Definition of predators

Noun

The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Three goals in the group stages confirmed Ismael Saibari as one of Africa’s most lethal attackers at the World Cup.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of attackers

Noun

An ensuing investigation connected the five suspects to a March assault in Sunnyvale, and linked the group to three more assailants, two men and a 16-year-old boy, police said.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
After arming himself, Achilles is recognized by his assailants.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 July 2026

Definition of assailants

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Randy Quaid played the tipsy Vietnam vet and former alien abductee Russell Casse, who ultimately delivers righteous vengeance upon Earth’s otherworldly invaders.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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