All counter synonyms
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C c verb counter
- respond β to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- resist β to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- offset β something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- retaliate β to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
- counteract β To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- ward off β a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- buck β A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- return β to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- vie β to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- bilk β To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- parry β to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- contravene β To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
- disappoint β to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- meet β greatest lower bound
- backtalk β an impudent response; impudence.
- pit β the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- contradict β If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- refute β to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- answer β When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- defy β If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- neutralize β to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralise β to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
noun counter
- pawn β to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.
- hostage β a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- security β freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- pledge β a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- kiosk β a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.
- tent β a probe.
- stall β a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- booth β A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where, for example, people can make a telephone call or vote in private.
- worktop β A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
- bench β A bench is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on.
adjective counter
- opposing β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- opposite β situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- antithetical β Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- anti β You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- antipodal β of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface