as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
after countless strikes and counterstrikes, the positions of both armies remained essentially unchanged
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Iran’s counterstrikes at Israel and the widening of the domestic damage in each country suggests that a much longer attritional struggle to induce regime change by each side is on the cards.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Iran launched counterstrikes on Israel as evening fell over Tel Aviv, some of the missiles breaking through the Iron Dome and hitting targets in the city as officials urged Israeli citizens to remain in bomb shelters.
—Peter Aitken
tom O'Connor Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Though the conflict has taken a toll (Iran’s indiscriminate ballistic missile attacks have killed dozens of Israelis and injured hundreds more), the Iranian counterstrikes have not destroyed any significant strategic targets.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 June 2025
Israel is preparing an attack on Iran, according to U.S. and European officials, and Tehran has reportedly planned an immediate counterstrike with hundreds of ballistic missiles.
—Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Iran launched counterstrikes on Israel as evening fell over Tel Aviv, some of the missiles breaking through the Iron Dome and hitting targets in the city as officials urged Israeli citizens to remain in bomb shelters.
—Peter Aitken
tom O'Connor Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Though the conflict has taken a toll (Iran’s indiscriminate ballistic missile attacks have killed dozens of Israelis and injured hundreds more), the Iranian counterstrikes have not destroyed any significant strategic targets.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 June 2025
Israel is preparing an attack on Iran, according to U.S. and European officials, and Tehran has reportedly planned an immediate counterstrike with hundreds of ballistic missiles.
—Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrike
counterattack
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In 1943: Soviet forces were able to stop the German Eastern front offensive in a counterattack at Kursk in southwest Russia.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Trump mocks Iran’s counterattack The president, who has racked up a number of foreign policy victories in recent weeks, took time during Thursday’s event to poke fun at Iran for its response to U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities last month.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
4 July 2025
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“Counterstrike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrike. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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