All counterargument synonyms

noun counterargument

• argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
• reply — followup
• rejoinder — an answer to a reply; response.
• repartee — a quick, witty reply.
• rebuttal — an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
• retort — to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods.
• criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
• grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
• rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
• displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
• unwillingness — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
• question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
• challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
• reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
• disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
• dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
• difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
• protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
• doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
• opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
• defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
• answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
• counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
• countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
• confutation — the act of confuting
• return — 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.
• comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
• wisecrack — a smart or facetious remark.
• response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
• discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
• stink — to emit a strong offensive smell.
• shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
• revilement — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
• gripe — Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
• remonstration — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
• declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
• dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• cavil — If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
• squawk — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
• disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
• censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
• scruple — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
• odium — intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
• disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
• protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
• demur — If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
• disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
• remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.