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Noun counterattack has 2 senses

• counterattack(n = noun.act) countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.; Array
is a kind of attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
has particulars: riposte
Derived form verb counterattack₁

• counterattack(n = noun.act) counterplay - (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board; Array
is a kind of attack

Verb counterattack has 1 sense

• counterattack(v = verb.competition) counterstrike - make a counterattack; Array
is one way to assail, attack
Derived form noun counterattack₁
Sample sentence:
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THESAURUS

counterattack

aggravated assault, aggression, amphibious attack, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, backfire, banzai attack, blitz, blitzkrieg, breakthrough, charge, comeback, counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, countermeasure, counteroffensive, counterrevolution, counterstep, counterstroke, coup de main, crippling attack, dead set at, defense, descent on, diversion, diversionary attack, drive, flank attack, frontal attack, gas attack, head-on attack, infiltration, lightning attack, lightning war, mass attack, megadeath, mugging, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, overkill, panzer warfare, push, retort, run against, run at, rush, sally, shock tactics, sortie, strike, unprovoked assault

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