counterplan

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noun

A plan set up in opposition to another plan.

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Meanings

nouncounterplan (plural counterplans)

plural counterplans

  1. A plan set up in opposition to another plan.
verbcounterplan (third-person singular simple present counterplans, present participle counterplanning, simple past and past participle counterplanned)

present singular third person counterplans · participle present counterplanning · participle past counterplanned · past counterplanned

  1. To set up a plan in opposition to another plan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plot intended to subvert another plot

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counterplot
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counterplot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From counter- + plan.

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Translations

Greek αντισχέδιο
  • αντισχέδιο (antischédio)plan set up in opposition to another plan
Cite this entry
APA

counterplan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterplan

MLA

“counterplan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterplan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterplan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterplan.

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