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coun·ter
[ˈkoun(t)ər]
noun
counter (noun) · counters (plural noun)

a long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
US ENGLISH
a long flat-topped structure used for serving food and drinks in a cafeteria or bar.
NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
a countertop.
a small disk used as a place marker or for keeping the score in board games.
a token representing a coin.
an apparatus used for counting:
"the counter tells you how many pictures you have taken"
a person who counts something, for example votes in an election.
physics
an apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles or events.
Origin
Middle English (in counter): from Old French conteor, from medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare (see compute).
coun·ter
[ˈkoun(t)ər]
verb
counter (verb) · counters (third person present) · countered (past tense) · countered (past participle) · countering (present participle)

speak or act in opposition to:
"the second argument is more difficult to counter"
respond to hostile speech or action:
"“What would you like me to do about it?” she countered"
boxing
give a return blow while parrying:
"he countered with a left hook"
adverb
(counter to)
counter (adverb)

in the opposite direction to or in conflict with:
"some actions by the authorities ran counter to the call for leniency"
adjective
counter (adjective)

responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition. See also counter-.
"after years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer"
noun
counter (noun) · counters (plural noun)

a thing which opposes or prevents something else:
"the stimulus to employers' organization was partly a counter to growing union power"
an answer to an argument or criticism:
"he anticipates an objection and plans his counter"
boxing
a blow given while parrying; a counterpunch.
the curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.
printing
the white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French contre, from Latin contra ‘against’, or directly from counter-.
coun·ter
[ˈkoun(t)ər]
noun
counter (noun) · counters (plural noun)

the back part of a shoe or boot, enclosing the heel.
Origin
mid 19th century: abbreviation of counterfort ‘buttress’, from French contrefort.
coun·ter-
[ˈkoun(t)ər]
prefix

denoting opposition, retaliation, or rivalry:
"counterattack" · "counterespionage"
denoting movement or effect in the opposite direction:
"counterpoise" · "counterbalance"
denoting correspondence, duplication, or substitution:
"counterpart" · "counterpoint"
Origin
from Anglo-Norman French countre-, Old French contre, from Latin contra ‘against’.
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noun
a small disk used as a place marker or for keeping the score in board games.
token
chip
disk
jetton
piece
man
marker
wafer
check
verb
speak or act in opposition to:
parry
answer
contradict
negate
ward off
fend off
stave off
deflect
rebuff
rebut
repel
repulse
combat
fight
attack
tackle
confront
stand up to
oppose
resist
dispute
counteract
gainsay
controvert
confute
negative
hit back at
respond to
retort to
hold at bay
put up a fight against
argue against
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Opposite:
support
adverb
in the opposite direction to or in conflict with:
against
contrary to
in contravention of
contrarily
contrariwise
conversely
in opposition to
at variance with
in defiance of
against the tide
in the opposite direction
in the reverse direction
in the wrong direction
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Opposite:
in accordance with
adjective
responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition. See also
counter-
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opposing
opposed
opposite
contrary
adverse
conflicting
contradictory
contrasting
obverse
different
differing
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Opposite:
complementary