strike back

VERB

retaliate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reciprocate

STRONG

get pay recompense repay requite retrospect return revenge revive settle

WEAK

even the score exact retribution get back at make reprisal pay back return the compliment square accounts take an eye for an eye take revenge turn the tables on turn upon wreak vengeance

Antonyms

STRONG

depart leave lose take

WEAK

forgive pardon sympathize

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Beijing is considering ways to strike back against any tariffs reimposed under new legal authority—a situation that could bring an abrupt end to a fragile China-U.S. detente.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

However, Nvidia could potentially strike back in the inference market with the use of technology from AI hardware start-up Groq.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

And the rest of the NFL fearing that the empire could be about to strike back.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Navy’s submarine force was one of the first weapons that was available to strike back effectively at the enemy in the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Should Riverrun strike back, Cersei and her father would insist that it had been the Hillys who broke the king's peace, not the Lannisters.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

strike back

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