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

What could break the thesis The convergence story has real counterarguments, and a piece that does not engage them honestly is not worth writing. — Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

The counterargument is that AMD has included TSME in its consumer Ryzen CPUs for about a decade. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterargument

• argument
• reargument