counter-commute

noun

A trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.

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Meanings

nouncounter-commute (plural counter-commutes)

plural counter-commutes

  1. A trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.
verbcounter-commute (third-person singular simple present counter-commutes, present participle counter-commuting, simple past and past participle counter-commuted)

present singular third person counter-commutes · participle present counter-commuting · participle past counter-commuted · past counter-commuted

  1. To travel in the opposite direction to most commuters; to perform a counter-commute.

Origin

From counter- + commute.

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APA

counter-commute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-commute

MLA

“counter-commute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-commute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-commute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-commute.

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