counterplan

noun

Definition of counterplannext
as in counterstrategy

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Recent Examples of counterplan Trump’s 15-point-counterplan is equally maximalist, demanding a rollback of Iran’s nuclear program and the end of their funding proxies, according to Israel Channel 12. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplan
  1. counterstrategy
  2. procedure
  3. proposal
  4. technique
  5. protocol
  6. tactic
  7. means
  8. idea
Noun
  • If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
    — Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
    — Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Definition of counterstrategy
Noun
  • The 11-member board also reviews police policies, procedures and training, and advises BART leadership.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The plan follows state law and administrative rules on recount procedures, and is consistent with plans of its kind for the past two decades.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of procedure
Noun
  • The new calendar was one part of a proposal from the owners that sought to greatly revise and limit baseball transactions.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The meeting also addressed efforts to demine the strait, as part of Iran and Oman’s proposal to clear mines from the waterway.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of proposal
Noun
  • My ‘Harmony’ massage is inspired by Lomi Lomi—a traditional Hawaiian healing technique known for its continuous, flowing strokes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The technique creates extra grip while maintaining a shiny exterior and preventing the bun from looking flat.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of technique
Noun
  • These days, my hair-loss treatments are somewhere between clinical protocol and beauty ritual.
    — Polly Blitzer, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike other assets, the bitcoin protocol makes those ingredients easier to separate because its own supply schedule is transparent.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of protocol
Noun
  • Smith’s federal complaint included the same account and alleged that the school discriminated against her son because of his disability and race, including deploying pressure tactics to push her Black son out of the public school.
    — Claire Sibonney, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Graeme Blair, co-director of the Deportation Data Project says the uptick is due to Mullin's change in tactics.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of tactic
Noun
  • Ballistic missile attacks have increased civilian casualties and infrastructure damage across Ukraine - and Patriots are the only means of shooting them down.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Creamer’s group then sued O’Keefe and Maass over the video and their means of achieving the undercover clips.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of gathering a group to generate ideas aloud, where the first strong opinion tends to anchor everyone else's thinking, brainwriting has each person privately jot down ideas before the group reconvenes to build on them.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of idea

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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