strike back vs retaliate

strike back and retaliate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strike back	No	No	Yes	No
retaliate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strike back and retaliate are synonyms defined as:

strike back and retaliate: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

strike back (verb)	retaliate (verb)
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil	make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
	take revenge for a perceived wrong