Meanings
prefix
- In opposition to.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”). Doublet of contra-.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀντι-
- ἀντι- (anti-)in opposition to
Catalan contra-
- contra-in opposition to
Chinese Mandarin 反
- 反 (fǎn)in opposition to
Dutch tegen-
- tegen-in opposition to
Finnish vasta-
- vasta-in opposition to
French contre-
- contre-in opposition to
German gegen-, kontra-
- gegen-in opposition to
- kontra-in opposition to
Greek αντι-
- αντι- (anti-)in opposition to
Italian contro-, contra-
- contro-in opposition to
- contra-in opposition to
Japanese 反
- 反 (han)in opposition to
Polish kontr-, kontra-
- kontr-in opposition to
- kontra-in opposition to
- anty-in opposition to
- przeciw-in opposition to
Portuguese contra-
- contra-in opposition to
Russian контр-, противо-
- контр- (kontr-)in opposition to
- противо- (protivo-)in opposition to
Scottish Gaelic frith-
- frith-in opposition to
Spanish contra-
- contra-in opposition to
Cite this entry
APA
counter-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-
MLA
“counter-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-.
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