Thesaurus results for COUNTERSTRIKES

counterstrikes

noun

variants or counter-strikes

plural of counterstrike

as in counterattacks

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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Recent Examples of counterstrikes Wednesday’s ballistic missile launches by North Korea were the first of their kind since the country on May 8 tested short-range systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces. —

CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

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counterattacks

Noun

In June 1940, a 49-year-old colonel who had led the French army’s 4th Armored Division in counterattacks against the Germans at Abbeville retreated to London after France surrendered.

— Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The Institute for the Study of War assessed in mid-February that the counterattacks appear to be exploiting disruptions in Russian command-and-control.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026