reattacking
Resuming the offensive
Reattacking is the present participle of reattack, meaning to attack again after a previous assault.
It appears most often in military and gaming contexts, where forces or players mount a second offensive after an initial strike fails or conditions change.
After regrouping, the battalion began reattacking the enemy position at dawn.
The term emphasizes repetition and renewed aggression rather than a sustained single assault.
Violent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- flankSide of body
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
clash · engagement · raid · onslaught · incursion · sortie · barrage · volley
Continuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- repeatedDone or said again
- sustainedKept up continuously
- continuousWithout pause or gap
dogged · tenacious · persistent · unyielding · determined · renewed · resumption · unceasing
Retaliatory military action
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counteroffensiveRetaliatory military operation
- reengagementResuming prior involvement
- recaptureSeize again after loss
reconquest · vengeance · retribution · backlash · response · revenge · payback · second wave
At the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- diversionRedirection of attention
- pincerGrasping claw organ
guerrilla · reconnaissance · regrouping · repositioning · second front · tactical withdrawal · probe · softening up
assault
Violent offensive act
skirmish · clash · engagement · raid · onslaught · incursion · sortie · barrage · volley · firefight
relentless
Continuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- repeatedDone or said again
- sustainedKept up continuously
continuous · dogged · tenacious · persistent · unyielding · determined · renewed · resumption · unceasing · tireless
counterstrike
Retaliatory military action
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counteroffensiveRetaliatory military operation
- reengagementResuming prior involvement
recapture · reconquest · vengeance · retribution · backlash · response · revenge · payback · second wave
flanking
At the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- diversionRedirection of attention
pincer · guerrilla · reconnaissance · regrouping · repositioning · second front · tactical withdrawal · probe · softening up
reattackingdefending
Protecting against harm
retreating · withdrawing · falling back · fortifying · guarding
reattackingsurrendering
Ceasing to resist
capitulating · standing down · disengaging · relenting · backing off
reattackingmaking peace
Ending hostilities between parties
reconciling · desisting · relenting · backing off · standing down
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