counter

counter

noun

Definition of COUNTER

1

a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective <strong moral guidance at home is the best counter to the pernicious allure of popular culture>

Synonyms balance, canceler (or canceller), corrective, counter, counteraction, counterforce, counterpoise, counterweight, equipoise, neutralizer, offset

Related Words trade-off; ballast, weight

2

something that is as different as possible from something else <her version of the domestic dispute was almost the exact counter of what actually happened>

Synonyms antipode, antithesis, contrary, counter, negative, obverse, reverse

Related Words negation; antonym; counterpoint; converse, inverse, mirror image

Near Antonyms synonym; analogue (or analog), counterpart; carbon copy, copy, duplicate, replica