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What is the adjective for counterattackers?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs counteract and counterattack which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

counteractive
  1. That counteracts
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nullifying, countering, counterproductive, opposing, opposite, counter to, contrary, conflicting, incompatible, different, inconsistent, antithetical, opposed, clashing, incongruous, contrasting, divergent, differing, discrepant, irreconcilable, antagonistic, polar, antipodal, diametric, diametrical, oppugnant, repugnant, counter, adverse, converse, antipodean, antithetic, reverse, paradoxical, anti, against, ornery, con, ambiguous, negating, agin, contradictive, agathokakological, contradictory, contrarian, at odds, in opposition, self-contradictory, no-go, at variance … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The counteractive measures taken by the government were successful in curbing the spread of the virus.”
      “Obstructive or counteractive kamma weakens, interrupts or retards the result of kusala kamma or akusala kamma.”
      “But there is always the chance to neutralize the power of these dangerous substances by using or wearing counteractive devices.”
counteracted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of counteract
  2. Synonyms:
      3. helped, avoided, refrained from, stopped, averted, dodged, evaded, prevented, abstained, abstained from, bypassed, circumvented, controlled, deflected, desisted, diverted, ducked, eluded, escaped, forbore, got around, passed up, precluded, resisted, restrained from, shied from, shirked, shook off, shrank from, sidestepped, skipped, skipped out on, skirted, stayed away, stayed away from, steered clear, steered clear of, withstood, broke the habit of, fended off, forbore from, got out of, held off, kept from, neutralised, shunned, warded off, anticipated, arrested, blocked … more
counteracting
  1. present participle of counteract
  2. Synonyms:
      3. neutralising, neutralizing, offsetting, counterbalancing, negating, nullifying, annulling, cancelling, canceling, counterpoising, balancing, countervailing, negativing, correcting, counterweighing, invalidating, equilibrizing, redressing, obviating, countering, contravening, counterchecking, fixing, rectifying, remedying, bucking, counterworking, halting, lessening, reducing, righting, stabilising, stabilizing, cancelling out, canceling out, compensating for, balancing out, making up for, evening out, crosses out, responding to, going against, equalizing, equalising, compensating, undoing, evening up, redeeming, rendering ineffective, outweighing … more
counterattacked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
  2. Synonyms:
      3. struck back, stricken back, reacted, retaliated, reciprocated, responded, replied, got, gat, gotten, hit back, returned fire, fought back, got even, gotten even, returned like for like, returned the compliment, gave tit for tat, given tit for tat, evened the score, got back at someone, put up a fight, gave as good as one gets, given as good as one gets, took revenge, taken revenge, took reprisals, taken reprisals, paid back, avenged oneself, paid out, payed out, revenged oneself, let someone see how it feels, gave someone their comeuppance, given someone their comeuppance, exacted retribution, repaid, settled accounts, exacted revenge, wreaked revenge, rose to the bait, risen to the bait, settled the score, took an eye for an eye, taken an eye for an eye, gave someone a dose of their own medicine, given someone a dose of their own medicine, gave someone a taste of their own medicine, given someone a taste of their own medicine … more
counterattacking
  1. present participle of counterattack
  2. Synonyms:
      3. striking back, reacting, retaliating, reciprocating, responding, replying, getting, hitting back, returning fire, fighting back, getting even, returning like for like, returning the compliment, giving tit for tat, evening the score, getting back at someone, putting up a fight, giving as good as one gets, taking revenge, taking reprisals, paying back, avenging oneself, paying out, revenging oneself, letting someone see how it feels, giving someone their comeuppance, exacting retribution, repaying, settling accounts, exacting revenge, wreaking revenge, rising to the bait, settling the score, taking an eye for an eye, giving someone a dose of their own medicine, giving someone a taste of their own medicine, settling a score, taking the bait, getting revenge, giving someone a Roland for an Oliver, paying someone back in their own coin, taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, getting your own back, rallying, countering, charging, challenging, riposting, venging, turning upon … more
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