Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z counterarguable Capable of being counterargued. counterargue To argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position). counterarguer One who counterargues. counterargument An argument that is opposed to another argument. counterargumentation The presentation of counterarguments counterargumentative Relating to a counterargument counterarm To arm oneself in order to match the level of weaponry held by an opponent. counterarmy An army set up in opposition to another army. counterarticle An article serving as a rebuttal to another article. counterartillery Synonym of counterbattery. counterassassin An assassin who carries out counterassassination. counterassassination An assassination carried out in response to another assassination. counterassault An assault made in return for another; a counterattack. counterassert To assert in opposition to a previous assertion counterassertion An assertion to the contrary. counterassurance An assurance that the opposite is true. counterattacker One who carries out a counterattack. counterattitudinal Having an opposing attitude counterattract To attract at the expense of someone or something else. counterattractant A secondary attractant counterattracting Serving to counterattract. counterattraction Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference. counterattractive Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting. counterbalance A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. counterbalanced Having a counterbalance counterbalancer One who, or that which, counterbalances. counterbalancing The act by which something is counterbalanced. counterbalancingly So as to counterbalance. counterbarrage A barrage in response to another barrage. counterbattery Directed against opposing artillery. counterbeat A beat that runs counter to another. counterbetrayal A betrayal in response to a previous betrayal. counterbias Compensation for bias, so as to counteract it. counterbiblical contrary to what is stated in the Bible counterbid A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party counterbidder One who counterbids. counterblackmail Blackmail with another blackmailer as the victim. counterblast A work that strongly refutes or criticises another. counterbleed To fail to bleed. counterblock A block set up in opposition to another block. counterblockade A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade. counterblow A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. counterbluff A bluff made in response to an opponent's bluff; a counterploy. counterboarding The prevention of hostile boarding of a vessel. counterbond A bond to secure one who has given bond for another. counterbore A cylindrical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (such as a cap screw) so that the screw sits flush with a surface. counterboring A counterbore. (cylindrical recess) counterboy A boy who serves at a counter. counterboycott An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott. counterbrace To brace in opposite directions. counterbrand To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership. counterbrief A brief that is opposed to, or in response to, another brief. counterbriefing A briefing that is opposed to, or in response to, another briefing. counterbuff A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow. counterbullying Synonym of antibullying. countercaliphate A state or office claiming the status of a caliphate in conflict with the dominant claimant. countercall A call raised in opposition or response to another call. countercampaign A campaign that opposes another campaign. countercapital A city other than the official capital that serves as a base of power and influence. countercapitalism Opposition to capitalism. countercapitalist One who opposes or works against capitalism. countercase A legal case filed in response to another case. countercast A piece made to fit into a cast. countercathectic Of or relating to countercathexis. countercathexis The suppression or repression of mental energy. countercation A positively charged ion (cation) that forms an ionic bond with an anion. countercause A cause that opposes or counteracts another cause. counterchallenge A challenge made in response to another challenge. counterchange To give and receive; C; to exchange. counterchanged Exchanged. countercharge An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations. countercharged Synonym of counterchanged. countercharm That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell. countercheck A restriction or limit. countercheer A cheer in response or opposition to another cheer. counterchord A counter-dominant chord. counterchurch Am alternative church standing in opposition to a more established counterpart, especially the Catholic Church. countercity Targeting a city. counterclaim A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint. counterclaimant One who makes a counterclaim. counterclaimer One who counterclaims. counterclockwise In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise. counterclockwisely Counterclockwise. counterclockwiseness The quality of being counterclockwise. countercoalition A coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition. countercode A code given in response to another code. countercolonial Opposing colonialism. countercolored Synonym of counterchanged. countercombatant Targeting or countering combatants. (Describing, for example, a strike that targets enemy troop concentrations, as opposed to a counterindustrial strike that targets enemy industry.) countercommand A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand. countercommercial Opposing or working against commerce. countercomplainant One who files a countercomplaint. countercomplaint A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first countercompony Consisting of a checkerboard of two rows of squares in alternating tinctures. (Contrast chequy.) counterconcept An opposite concept. counterconclusion A conclusion that is the opposite of another. countercondemnation A condemnation in response to another condemnation. countercondition To condition by means of counterconditioning. counterconditioning A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one. counterconquest A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity. counterconspiracy A conspiracy in opposition to another conspiracy. counterconvention A convention (habit or custom) that opposes or subverts the norm. counterconventional Opposing or subverting the normal habit or custom. countercorrelated anticorrelated countercorrelation Synonym of anticorrelation. countercorruption Opposing or countering corruption. countercounterargument A counterargument to another counterargument. countercountermeasure A method of stopping the effects of a suspected countermeasure. countercounterproposal A counterproposal to another counterproposal. countercountry Synonym of micronation. countercoup A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup countercraft Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something. countercriticism A criticism offered in response to a criticism by the opposing party. countercriticize To respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own. countercritique A critique in response to another critique. countercross The crossing of the stage by two actors going in opposite directions. countercry A cry raised in opposition to another. countercuff A polemical response. countercult Characterized by opposition to cults (unorthodox sects isolated from society and centered around a charismatic leader). countercultural Of or pertaining to a counterculture. counterculturalism The counterculture movement or lifestyle. counterculturalist One who engages in counterculture. counterculturally In a countercultural manner. counterculture Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture. counterculturish Somewhat countercultural; suggestive of counterculture. counterculturism counterculturalism counterculturist Synonym of counterculturalist. countercurrent A current that flows against the prevailing one. countercurrently In a countercurrent manner. countercurrentwise countercurrently countercurse A curse cast in retaliation to another curse. countercurve A curve running in the opposite direction to another curve. countercyclical Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. countercyclicality The quality of being countercyclical. countercyclically In a countercyclical way. counterdecision A decision made in response to another decision. counterdeclaration A declaration made in response to another declaration. counterdecree A decree made in response to another decree. counterdeed A secret document which invalidates or alters a public deed. counterdefense A defensive response to another organism's defense, such as of a parasite or pathogen counterdefensive That counters another's defense counterdefinition A definition (of a word or phrase) that opposes another definition. counterdemand A demand made in response to another demand. counterdemo A counterdemonstration. counterdemocracy Opposition to democracy, or skepticism about ostensibly democratic governance. counterdemocratic Opposing democracy. counterdemolition A demolition meant to retaliate for another. counterdemonic Countering or protecting against demons. counterdemonstrate To take part in a demonstration in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time. counterdemonstration A demonstration in opposition to another demonstration.