reattacked
Went at again
Reattacked is the past tense of reattack, meaning to attack again after a previous assault.
Military forces reattack positions they failed to capture initially.
The word applies to physical combat, verbal criticism, or any renewed offensive: The immune system reattacked the transplanted tissue.
Retaliatory military operation
- assaultViolent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
barrage · stormed · invaded · raided · besieged · bombarded · shelled · strafed
Extreme violent intensity
- furyIntense violent anger
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
pounced · hammered · battered · pummeled · struck · assailed · savaged · brutalized
Continuing without pause
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- doggedStubbornly persevering
persistent · inexorable · unwavering · indefatigable · repeated · renewed · resumed · redoubled
counteroffensive
Retaliatory military operation
- assaultViolent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
skirmish · barrage · stormed · invaded · raided · besieged · bombarded · shelled · strafed · flanked
ferocity
Extreme violent intensity
- furyIntense violent anger
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
onslaught · pounced · hammered · battered · pummeled · struck · assailed · savaged · brutalized · vengeful
relentless
Continuing without pause
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · persistent · inexorable · unwavering · indefatigable · repeated · renewed · resumed · redoubled · successive
reattackeddefended
Shielded from harm
retreated · withdrew · surrendered · capitulated · fled