counterstrike

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noun

The tactic of counterattacking.

“Near-synonym: fight back”

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counterattackfight back
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Meanings

nouncounterstrike (plural counterstrikes)

plural counterstrikes

  1. governmentThe tactic of counterattacking.

    Synonyms: counterattack

verbcounterstrike (third-person singular simple present counterstrikes, present participle counterstriking, simple past and past participle counterstruck)

present singular third person counterstrikes · participle present counterstriking · participle past counterstruck · past counterstruck

  1. intransitiveTo perform a counterstrike.

    Near-synonym: fight back

    Synonyms: counterattack, fight back

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tactic of counterattacking.

Similar
counterattack

verbTo perform a counterstrike.

Similar
counterattackfight back

More synonyms by meaning

verbmake a counterattack

Similar
counterattack
Broader
attackassail
Also see
counterpunch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From counter- + strike. Compare counterstroke.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish kontratak
  • kontrataktactic of counterattacking
Russian контруда́р
  • контруда́р (kontrudár)tactic of counterattacking
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APA

counterstrike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstrike

MLA

“counterstrike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstrike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterstrike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterstrike.

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