Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun counterattack

2 senses of counterattack

Sense 1
counterattack, 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.)
       => attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")

Sense 2
counterattack, counterplay -- ((chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board)
       => attack -- (an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb counterattack

1 sense of counterattack

Sense 1
counterattack, counterstrike -- (make a counterattack)
       => attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")