COUNTERARGUMENTS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

counterarguments

noun

variants or counter-arguments

plural of counterargument

as in rebuttals

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rebuttals

Noun

Room for Disagreement Republicans have some substantive rebuttals to this line of attack.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
May, the agency’s consultant, echoed these rebuttals during the meeting and said the state’s evidence pointed to an injection problem.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

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