counterargument

noun

coun·​ter·​ar·​gu·​ment ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈär-gyə-mənt 

variants or counter-argument

plural counterarguments or counter-arguments

: an opposing argument

Joseph Stiglitz's new book, "The Price of Inequality," is the single most comprehensive counterargument to both Democratic neoliberalism and Republican laissez-faire theories.

—Thomas B. Edsall

… careful consideration of each of the arguments made by the appellant, and of the counter-arguments advanced by the appellees …

—Jonathan M. Landers et al.

Examples of counterargument in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, the counterargument here is that AI is not a camera, and that a camera is a camera. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 May 2024

The issue is that for every argument there is a counterargument. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above