COUNTERPUNCHING Antonyms

• disposed to attack

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

• stimulating interest or thought

• disturbingly provocative

• a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

• an ornamental coating to a building

• a protective covering that protects the outside of a building

• providing something with a surface of a different material

• going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way

• the activity of leading

• thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

• indicating the most important performer or role

• greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

• having the leading position or higher score in a contest

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

• the act of applying force in order to move something away

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

• appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

• oppose, as in hostility or a competition

• deal with (something unpleasant) head on

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• be face to face with

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• bring into being

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

• bring up a topic for discussion

• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for