counterattacked
Returned the offensive
Counterattacked is the past tense of counterattack—to launch an offensive in response to an enemy's attack.
The term applies in military contexts The garrison counterattacked at dawn and extends to sports, politics, and debate, where responding aggressively to an opponent's move is common: She counterattacked with questions about his voting record.
Capacity to withstand force
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
- garrisonStationed military force
repelling · holding ground · pushing back · repulsed · defensive · rallied · regrouped · fought back
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- reprisalPunitive action in return
counterblow · counterstroke · countermove · backlash · response · tit-for-tat · comeuppance · requital
Surprise strike from concealment
- assaultViolent offensive act
- flankingAt the sides of
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- raidSudden armed incursion
skirmish · sortie · charge · strike · engagement · firefight · incursion · reconquest
Recovery after decline
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- reboundReturn after deflection
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rallyGathering for a cause
resurgence · fightback · about-face · momentum shift · upset · second wind
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
garrison · repelling · holding ground · pushing back · repulsed · defensive · rallied · regrouped · fought back · turned the tables
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
reprisal · counterblow · counterstroke · countermove · backlash · response · tit-for-tat · comeuppance · requital · retaliation
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
raid · skirmish · sortie · charge · strike · engagement · firefight · incursion · reconquest · recapture
comeback
Recovery after decline
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- reboundReturn after deflection
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
rally · resurgence · fightback · about-face · momentum shift · upset · second wind
counterattackedretreated
Moved backward from advance
withdrew · surrendered · capitulated · fled · fell back