COUNTERED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

countered

verb

past tense of counter

as in opposed

to strive to reduce or eliminate efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country

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Recent Examples of countered Zuckerberg countered that few businesses have tried to block agents and that those that do are likely to lose out. — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and independent progressive Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders countered the recent onslaught of campaign advertisements against her in a double-header rally in Gainesville Sunday. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 What makes this series so interesting is Atlanta’s strengths are countered by Golden State’s strengths. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Cleveland countered with Parker Messick, coming off an outstanding season of his own. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Utah countered with a goal each time Toronto scored in the second period. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Pritzker countered that Bailey had failed to stand up to Trump policies that will cut Medicaid benefits for half a million Illinoisans and federal food aid for 120,000 people in the state. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 But Russia has countered with its own drone attacks on Ukrainian ports and vessels, along with sometimes targeting ships from other countries in the region. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Supporters countered that inflation adjustments would prevent the city from having to return to voters repeatedly to update salaries and that the annual 5% cap would limit future increases. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countered

Verb

In Place 6, incumbent Michael Valdez is opposed by challenger Joey Cipriano.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
One poll found that a whopping 80% of Americans opposed the plan.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of opposed

Verb

In contrast, the ad says Desmond fought to lower costs and supports suspending the gas tax.

— Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In the case of Yemen, the ground fighters inside the country who are taking on the Houthis are deeply divided and fought each other as recently as January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fought

Verb

High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with firetrucks and bulldozers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with fire trucks and bulldozers.

— Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026