COUNTERS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of counter

as in opposes

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

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noun

plural of counter

as in offsets

a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective strong moral guidance at home is the best counter to the pernicious allure of popular culture

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something that is as different as possible from something else her version of the domestic dispute was almost the exact counter of what actually happened

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Recent Examples of counters

Verb

When the police warn him that such invasive reporting might affect the case, Lamb counters that that’s very much his intention. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 However, the Illinois Policy Institute counters that a millionaire tax could open the door for higher taxes on thousands of local small businesses by generating an uptick in their marginal state income tax rate. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Jeffco counters that changing policies would place the school district in violation of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act, which protects transgender students’ access to facilities based on their gender identities. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026 Setser counters that the world can’t afford to wait, given China could soon be exporting 20 million cars annually — double its current pace — or 1 in 3 autos sold outside the country. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 But the Mercedes counters with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, more conventional physical controls, a richer dashboard presentation, and substantially more traditional luxury-car ambiance. — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Odysseus counters that his lie helped win them the Trojan War, but Sinon fires back, saying that gives him no comfort when he is forced to wander among the dead. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026 The industry counters that US Food and Drug Administration and European regulators have said polystyrene poses no significant health risk when made and used properly. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Today, new research backed by OpenEvidence counters a high-profile study from a few weeks earlier. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 9 July 2026

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The contemporary home includes high ceilings, hardwood floors, a kitchen with stone counters, a bedroom with a walk-in closet, and in-unit laundry. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 The location also includes a bakery, hot food and salad bars, meat and seafood counters and a specialty cheese department. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 As the hair care brand grows, it is being separated from Sisley skin care in the largest stores in China, where the count includes approximately 10 Hair Rituel boutiques, plus counters in Shanghai. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 The black-and-white clip, punctuated with fun animations, finds Rose and their band performing the song in an empty bar with a barkeep (played by Simpson) who goes from wiping counters to rocking out. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 Expect more international grocers to add tourist-facing signage, English-language product callouts, tax-free counters and shipping options at flagship locations. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Some cabinetry and shelving provide storage, and quartz counters round out the space. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 Long before fast-food counters and coffee shops became fixtures of American life, luncheonettes gave generations of Americans an inexpensive place to grab a meal and helped change where women could eat, work and socialize in public. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 That’s all thanks to the rattrapante extending to both the minutes and hours counters, in an extra boost from a classic split-seconds. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026

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Ferguson, who was much more forceful than Anijar and was the crowd favorite, opposes Amendment 3 as a threat to public safety.

— Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Mercury opposes Saturn, challenging assumptions about a plan, belief, trip, course of study, or future direction.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposes

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Chinese Money Plant Chinese money plants (Pilea peperomioides) often produce offsets or baby plants, which are easy to divide and repot into their own containers.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
And this does the latter quite nicely, the classic claret and blue along with a gold trim offsets the whole thing rather well.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of offsets

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Reserve requirement ratios were reduced to zero in 2020, but banks continue to hold reserve balances to manage liquidity, meet payment obligations and satisfy regulatory requirements.

— David McMillin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
This can lead to panic, squeezes and, in the worst-case scenarios, negative short-seller account balances—a major setback.

— David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of balances

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These are all refreshing correctives to the texts that previously stood in for contemporary Japan internationally, including any number of small volumes about magical cafés, bookshops, or libraries, often with cats on their covers.

— Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.

— Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025