counterblow

Noun

Meaning

a return blow; a retaliatory blow

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

counteraction return broadside blow revenge retaliation vengeance avenge retribution retaliatory reprisal reciprocation requital counterattack comeuppance
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Antonyms

remain damage maintain penalty mistake reward
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Hypernyms

blow

Phrases with the word

counterblow hammer

Examples

Playing down the effective capacity of the USSR to deal a counterblow to the aggressor and exaggeration of their transoceanic capabilities...do not testify to the presence of common sense among the U. S. military. Rodion Malinovsky

Close letter words and terms

counterblast against black people rights counterbleed counterblockade counterblow hammer counterbluff counterbombardment