Counterblow [noun]
Definition of Counterblow:
retaliation
Synonyms of Counterblow:
● Retribution
● Revenge
● Reprisal
● Counteraction
● Reciprocation
● Counterattack
● Vengeance
● Countermove
● Counteroffensive
● An eye for an eye
● Counterstrike
Opposite/Antonyms of Counterblow:
● Sympathy
● Pardon
● Forgiveness
Sentence/Example of Counterblow:
In the counterblow the edge of Cheever's cuff caught on Dyckman's knuckles and ripped the skin.
Counterblow had followed blow, swift as the clash of rapiers in a duel of fencers.
It now became necessary for the older body to deal a counterblow.
The French retaliated with a counterblow that drove the enemy back (p. 293) in disorder.
The orders were to carry the city at all costs, a counterblow to compensate the Germans for their failure to capture Compigne.
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● Abstract noun
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