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

In a subsequent filing, the government responded with multiple counterarguments. —Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 14 June 2026

Any counterarguments are shunted aside. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

The macro backdrop isn't offering much of a counterargument. —Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 June 2026

Rather than prompting examination of the systems in which those outcomes occur, a common counterargument is that attention to diversity risks lowering standards or excusing poor performance. —Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterargument

• argument
• reargument