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

Example Sentences

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Performers strike back at the “Marty Supreme” actor for saying “no one cares” about their art forms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Tuesday vowed to "strike back".

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

OpenAI has sought to strike back with its own GPT-5.2 update and is now aiming to raise as much as $100 billion at a valuation of up to $830 billion, according to the Journal.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Making it impossible for Josh to figure out when to strike back, parry.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

strike back

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