COUNTERASSAULT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word counterassault. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERASSAULT
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| attack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • an offensive move in a sport or game • intense adverse criticism • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation • the act of attacking • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition • the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) • strong criticism verb • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with • attack in speech or writing • take the initiative and go on the offensive • attack someone physically or emotionally • set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task • begin to injure | ||||||||
| charge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an impetuous rush toward someone or something • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense • the price charged for some article or service • the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • a special assignment that is given to a person or group • a person committed to your care • financial liabilities (such as a tax) • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object • the swift release of a store of affective force • request for payment of a debt • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time verb • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against • demand payment • move quickly and violently • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to • file a formal charge against • make an accusatory claim • fill or load to capacity • enter a certain amount as a charge • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution • give over to another for care or safekeeping • pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt • lie down on command, of hunting dogs • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • place a heraldic bearing on • provide (a device) with something necessary • direct into a position for use • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence • instruct or command with authority • attribute responsibility to • set or ask for a certain price • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge • saturate | ||||||||
| offensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • for the purpose of attack rather than defense • causing anger or annoyance • morally offensive • unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses noun • the action of attacking an enemy adjective satellite • violating or tending to violate or offend against • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
| onrush | nounn | |||||||
noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • a forceful forward rush or flow | ||||||||
| onslaught | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden and severe onset of trouble • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) | ||||||||
| raid | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sudden short attack • an attempt by speculators to defraud investors verb • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • enter someone else's territory and take spoils • take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock • search for something needed or desired | ||||||||
| strike | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions • an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective • a gentle blow • a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball • (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders • a conspicuous success verb • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • hit against; come into sudden contact with • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • indicate (a certain time) by striking • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • stop work in order to press demands • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • attain • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp • find unexpectedly • produce by ignition or a blow • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • cause to experience suddenly • drive something violently into a location • occupy or take on • disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set • form by stamping, punching, or printing • smooth with a strickle • pierce with force • hook by a pull on the line • arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing | ||||||||
