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

Wong’s lawyers centered their counterargument on the historical context of the Fourteenth Amendment. — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

The analysis has been shaped, the counterarguments have been softened, and the organizational energy already invested in the proposal is visible to everyone in the room. — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Language could constitute violence, and an act of violence could be a counterargument. — Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

In the hundred years since Mises first laid all this out, there have been no adequate counterarguments. — Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterargument

• argument
• reargument