counter

  • (s) indicating opposition or resistance antagonistic,
  • (r) in the opposite direction
    • run counter

Nouns

  • (n) table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
  • (n) game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
  • (n) a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens tabulator,
  • (n) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers buffet, sideboard,
  • (n) a person who counts things
  • (n) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
    • it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
    comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, return,
  • (n) (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
  • (n) a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
    • a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot
    heel counter,
  • (n) a return punch (especially by a boxer) counterpunch, parry,

Verbs

  • (v) speak in response
    • He countered with some very persuasive arguments
  • (v) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time anticipate, forestall, foresee,

Synonyms

antagonistic anticipate forestall foresee tabulator buffet sideboard comeback rejoinder retort riposte replication return heel counter counterpunch parry

Words of close approximity

county
country
counteract counteraction counteractive counteractively counterargument counterattack counterattraction counterbalance counterbalanced counterbattery fire counterblast counterblow counterbombardment counterbore counterchallenge counterchange countercharge countercheck counter check counterclaim counterclockwise counterclockwise rotation counter conditioning countercoup counterculture countercurrent counterdemonstration counterdemonstrator counter-drill counterespionage counterexample counterfactual counterfactuality counterfeit counterfeiter counterfire counterfoil counterglow counterinsurgency counterinsurgent counterintelligence counterintuitive counterintuitively counterirritant counterman countermand countermarch countermeasure countermine countermortar fire countermove counteroffensive counteroffer counterpane counterpart counterperson counterplan counterplay counterplea counterplot counterpoint counterpoise counterpoised counterpoison counterpose counterpreparation fire counterproductive counterproposal counterpunch counterreformation Counter Reformation counterrevolution counterrevolutionary counterrevolutionist counter-revolutionist counter-sabotage countershot countersign countersignature countersink countersink bit counterspy counterstain counterstrike countersubversion countersuit countertenor counterterror counterterrorism counterterrorist Counterterrorist Center countertop countertransference counter tube countervail countervailing duty counterweight counterwoman