Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of counterattack The Rapids were able to play through the middle of SKC’s defense on counterattacks. —

Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Ukraine has sought to derail the Kremlin’s plans by launching counterattacks in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, where Russian forces have sought to carve out bridgeheads with an aim to advance toward the regional capitals, which are key industrial hubs. —

ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 Our Middle East allies and embassies are bearing the brunt of counterattacks. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026 Zelensky said late Monday that counterattacks by Ukrainian forces at eastern and southern points along the front line have wrecked Moscow’s plans for a March offensive. —

Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterattack

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Noun

On September 30th, a few days after the attack, Loomer called out Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, the heads of Apple and Google, for making such programs available.

— Oriana van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities Bahreini’s announcement came just hours after Iranian state media said two nuclear facilities had come under attack.

— Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026