counterstrikes
Hitting back hard
Counterstrikes are retaliatory attacks launched in response to an initial assault.
Military forces conduct counterstrikes against enemy positions after being attacked.
The term appears in strategic contexts—The air force launched counterstrikes against missile sites—and in video games, where Counter-Strike is a popular tactical shooter franchise.
A counterstrike aims to neutralize a threat or punish aggression.
Retaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
comeuppance · reciprocity · backlash · redress · settling scores · tit-for-tat · evening the odds · getting even
Punitive response to injury
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- assaultViolent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- flankingAt the sides of
maneuver · raid · reprisal · engagement · artillery · barrage · commando · deployment
Punitive response to injury
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- riposteSwift clever reply
shield · resistance · interception · deterrence · preemptive · buffer · fortification · repulse
Reappear after dying digitally
- comboItems grouped together
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
cooldown · ultimate · ability · multiplayer · frag · headshot · clutch · rush
Sacrifice answering opponent's sacrifice
- counterplayActive defense through offense
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- tempoRate of musical performance
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
exchange · prophylaxis · undermining · fork · pin
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
retaliation · comeuppance · reciprocity · backlash · redress · settling scores · tit-for-tat · evening the odds · getting even · turnabout
retaliation
Punitive response to injury
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- assaultViolent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
flanking · maneuver · raid · reprisal · engagement · artillery · barrage · commando · deployment · infantry
retaliation
Punitive response to injury
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- deflectionChange in trajectory
riposte · shield · resistance · interception · deterrence · preemptive · buffer · fortification · repulse · countermeasure
respawn
Reappear after dying digitally
dodge · cooldown · ultimate · ability · multiplayer · frag · headshot · clutch · rush · camp
countergambit
Sacrifice answering opponent's sacrifice
- counterplayActive defense through offense
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- tempoRate of musical performance
intermezzo · exchange · prophylaxis · undermining · fork · pin
counterstrikespreemptive strikes
Offensive action forestalling threat
surprise attacks · ambushes · provocations · aggression · offensive operations
counterstrikesdefensive positions
Places fortified against assault
retreats · withdrawals · surrenders · ceasefires · truces
counterstrikesinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
passivity · capitulation · surrender · standing down · withdrawal