All counteroffensive synonyms

noun counteroffensive

• retaliation — the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
• retribution — requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
• counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
• counterblow — a retaliatory blow
• revenge — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
• reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
• reciprocation — an act or instance of reciprocating.
• counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
• offset — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
• balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
• counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
• vengeance — infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance?
• neutralization — the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
• countermove — A countermove is an action that someone takes in response to an action by another person or group.
• counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
• an eye for an eye — You say 'an eye for an eye' or 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' to refer to the idea that people should be punished according to the way in which they offended, for example if they hurt someone, they should be hurt equally badly in return.