counter-state

adjective

coun·​ter-state ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈstāt 

: opposing or offering an alternative to a state

… a counter-state movement that explicitly aims to destroy nation-state boundaries …

—Charles Lister

Examples of counter-state in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Subjects of King Peter deny the legitimacy of the Federal Republic of Germany and, over the past 13 years, have built up a counter-state with its own institutions. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counter-state

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate