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.