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

As for the theory that catching would sap his power and offensive production, Goodman, who’s started 33 of Colorado’s 62 games behind the plate this season, has a counterargument. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025

One of the most prominent counterarguments comes from Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which suggests that governments issuing their own currency can never run out of money. —Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

The counterargument is that by allowing its drivers to race each other McLaren risks dropping points, which admittedly was not the case in Miami. —Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

But one counterargument stands out clear and clean. —George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterargument

• argument
• reargument