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counteroffensive

[koun-ter-uh-fen-siv, koun-ter-uh-fen-] / ˌkaʊn tər əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈkaʊn tər əˌfɛn- /
NOUN
counteraction
Synonyms
STRONG
balance counterattack counterbalance counterblow countermove counterpoise neutralization offset reciprocation reprisal retribution revenge vengeance
WEAK
an eye for an eye counterstrike
Antonyms
STRONG
forgiveness pardon sympathy
NOUN
counterattack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reprisal retribution revenge
STRONG
counteraction counterblow countermove counterstrike neutralization reciprocation vengeance
WEAK
an eye for an eye
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forgiveness pardon sympathy
NOUN
counterblow
Synonyms
STRONG
counteraction counterattack countermove reciprocation reprisal retribution revenge vengeance
WEAK
an eye for an eye counterstrike
Antonyms
STRONG
forgiveness pardon sympathy

Example Sentences

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There wasn’t much time to launch a counteroffensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The EU pursues its trade counteroffensive with some economic wind at its back.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

When Iraq’s Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 and Bush Sr. responded with a massive troop mobilization and counteroffensive, Cheney managed it quite competently from the Pentagon.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2025

It’s a proactive counteroffensive, built on showing that democratic alternatives exist and can work both to identify and solve real problems, and to bring people together.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

But Margo had given me a way of starting a counteroffensive.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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