Synonyms of counterattack

counterattack

noun

ˈkau̇n-tər-ə-ˌtak 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• counteroffensive
• assault
• counterstrike
• counterpunch
• onslaught
• counterassault
• sortie
• offensive
• blitzkrieg
• sally
• charge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of counterattack

Key to these – at least in my case as a switch axe wielder – is a counterattack system that requires timing specific attacks just as your fierce foe is about to strike. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025

Under heavy attack from North Vietnamese forces, Rogers was wounded three times but continued directing artillery fire and leading counterattacks until the enemy was repelled. —David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025

The party is in a rut, stumbling on finding the most effective counterattack to Trump's full-bore assault on the federal bureaucracy. —Axios, 5 Mar. 2025

The plan to recapture Savannah failed, but soldiers from Saint-Domingue helped stave off a British counterattack. —Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025