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Synonyms & Antonyms of counterclockwise
in the direction opposite to movement of a clock's hands
- Turn the screw counterclockwise one full turn.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for counterclockwise
- anticlockwise
- [chiefly British],
- left-handed,
- left-handedly,
- retrograde,
- reversely,
- widdershins
- (also withershins)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for counterclockwise
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The first known use of counterclockwise was in 1888
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