push back

English Thesaurus

1. the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act)

hypernym	:	offence, offense, offensive,
definition	:	the action of attacking an enemy (noun.act)

2. cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	force, push,
definition	:	move with force, (verb.motion)

verb group	:	drive,
definition	:	cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force (verb.contact)

3. the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse,
definition	:	cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

4. cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

antonym	:	attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in,
definition	:	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)

derivation	:	drive, driving force, thrust,
definition	:	the act of applying force to propel something (noun.act)

derivation	:	campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement,
definition	:	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun.act)

derivation	:	repulsion, standoff,
definition	:	the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)

derivation	:	push back, rollback,
definition	:	the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act)

derivation	:	rebuff, repulse, snub,
definition	:	an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

derivation	:	repulsive,
definition	:	possessing the ability to repel (adj.all)

5. the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse,
definition	:	cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

6. cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

antonym	:	attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in,
definition	:	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)

derivation	:	drive, driving force, thrust,
definition	:	the act of applying force to propel something (noun.act)

derivation	:	campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement,
definition	:	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun.act)

derivation	:	repulsion, standoff,
definition	:	the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)

derivation	:	push back, rollback,
definition	:	the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act)

derivation	:	rebuff, repulse, snub,
definition	:	an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

derivation	:	repulsive,
definition	:	possessing the ability to repel (adj.all)