Counter-attacked is a verb that indicates the act of responding to an attack with a retaliatory action. Its antonyms are words that indicate the opposite of counter-attacking, such as surrendering, submitting, yielding, absorbing, or enduring. When faced with a potentially dangerous situation, one could choose to surrender and avoid any confrontation, or yield to the opponent's demands to avoid conflict. Alternatively, one could absorb the attack and try to minimize its impact, or endure the attack and wait for a better opportunity to strike back. These antonyms offer different strategies for dealing with aggression, and can be used in different contexts depending on the situation at hand.