COUNTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COUNTER?

Need another word that means the same as “counter”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “counter” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Counter” are: counterpunch, parry, heel counter, tabulator, buffet, sideboard, comeback, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte, work surface, worktable, table, bench, top, horizontal surface, token, chip, disc, jetton, anticipate, foresee, forestall, antagonistic

Counter as a Noun

Definitions of "Counter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “counter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers.
• A person who counts things.
• 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.
• A person who counts something, for example votes in an election.
• A register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers.
• A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.
• A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers.
• A factor used to give one party an advantage in negotiations.
• A piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot.
• A token representing a coin.
• A return punch (especially by a boxer.
• A calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens.
• An apparatus used for counting individual ionizing particles or events.
• A small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.
• A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one.
• A worktop.
• Table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted.
• A device used for counting.

Synonyms of "Counter" as a noun (22 Words)

bench	The politicians occupying a specified bench in Parliament. Our team has a strong bench.
buffet	A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. A cold buffet lunch.
chip	The act of chipping something. A plate of chips.
comeback	A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one. Trouser suits are making acomeback.
counterpunch	A return punch (especially by a boxer.
disc	An object or part resembling a disc in shape or appearance. A man s body with an identity disc around the neck.
heel counter	The bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation.
horizontal surface	Something that is oriented horizontally.
jetton	A counter or token used as a gambling chip or to operate slot machines.
parry	An act of parrying something. The swords clashed in a parry.
rejoinder	A defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s reply or replication. It brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher.
replication	(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division. On its own replication does not validate a theory derived from experimental results.
retort	A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one. She opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort.
return	A key pressed on a computer keyboard to simulate a carriage return in a word processing program or to indicate the end of a command or data string. He celebrated his safe return from the war.
riposte	A counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge.
sideboard	A removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity. Bushy sideboards and a moustache.
table	A company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game. The team s slide down the First Division table.
tabulator	A facility in a word-processing program, or a device on a keyboard, for advancing to a sequence of set positions in tabular work. Businessmen speak out their minds to a tabulator on various issues.
token	A word or object conferring authority on or serving to authenticate the speaker or holder. A milk token.
top	The top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill. The people at the top must be competent.
work surface	A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.
worktable	A table at which one may work, especially one with drawers or compartments for holding tools or materials.

Usage Examples of "Counter" as a noun

• A counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot.
• The counter tells you how many pictures you have taken.
• The proposal has become a crucial bargaining counter over prices.

Counter as a Verb

Definitions of "Counter" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “counter” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Speak in response.
• Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.

Synonyms of "Counter" as a verb (3 Words)

anticipate	Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than. He anticipated Bates s theories on mimicry and protective coloration.
foresee	Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. We did not foresee any difficulties.
forestall	Act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something. He would have spoken but David forestalled him.

Usage Examples of "Counter" as a verb

• He countered with some very persuasive arguments.

Counter as an Adjective

Definitions of "Counter" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “counter” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Indicating opposition or resistance.

Synonyms of "Counter" as an adjective (1 Word)

antagonistic

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something. He was antagonistic to the government s reforms.

Associations of "Counter" (30 Words)

analytical	Using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole–intellectual or substantial–into its elemental parts or basic principles. Analytical methods.
backslide	Relapse into bad ways or error. There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.
backward	Having made less progress than is normal or expected. A backward agricultural country.
contrary	A contrary proposition. He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal.
converse	Engage in conversation. It will be difficult in these converses not to talk of secular matter.
cultivate	Grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture. They were encouraged to cultivate basic food crops.
inverse	Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect. Numerous studies have shown an inverse relationship between exercise and the risk of heart disease.
inversion	A transformation in which each point of a given figure is replaced by another point on the same straight line from a fixed point especially in such a way that the product of the distances of the two points from the centre of inversion is constant. Administration officials admit that their new effort to deter corporate inversions won t actually stop the practice.
opposite	Of leaves or shoots arising in pairs at the same level on opposite sides of the stem. We lived on opposite sides of the street.
paradoxical	Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory. It is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking.
pay	Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred. The destroyer responsible for these atrocities would have to pay with his life.
receipt	Report the receipt of. Families in receipt of supplementary benefit.
reception	A formal social occasion held to welcome someone or to celebrate an event. I had to put up with poor radio reception.
recurring	(of a thought, image, or memory) repeatedly coming back to a person’s mind. They are haunted by a recurring image of their daughter on the night she died.
refractive	Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave. The refractive characteristics of the eye.
refractory	Temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus. Refractory materials found in lunar samples.
refund	Money returned to a payer. If you re not delighted with your purchase we guarantee to refund your money in full.
repay	Make repayment for or return something. These sites would repay more detailed investigation.
repeated	Recurring again and again. There were repeated attempts to negotiate.
restitution	The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner. The coefficient of restitution.
restoration	The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France in 1814 following the fall of Napoleon Louis XVIII was recalled from exile by Talleyrand. The restoration of Andrew s sight.
retrace	To go back over again. We retraced the route we took last summer.
return	The action of returning something. The company returned a profit of 4 3 million.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. The reversion of property.
revert	Reply or respond to someone. I reverted to Islam five years ago.
revolutionize	Overthrow by a revolution, of governments. E mail revolutionized communication in academe.
rotate	Change the position of (tyres) on a motor vehicle to distribute wear. The job of chairing the meeting rotates.
statistics	A branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters.
till	A treasury for government funds. Till the soil.
wayward	Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. His wayward emotions.