counterblast vs reply

counterblast and reply both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterblast	Yes	No	No	No
reply	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reply is a hypernym of counterblast; that is, reply is a word with a broader meaning than counterblast:

Other hypernyms of counterblast include response.

counterblast (noun)	reply (noun)
a vigorous and unrestrained response	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

counterblast (verb)	reply (verb)
	react verbally