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Antonyms for counter
| Grammar : Adj, adv, verb |
| Spell : koun-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊn tər |
Definition of counter
Origin :- mid-14c., "table where a money lender does business," from Old French contouer, comptoir (14c.) "counting room, table of a bank," from Medieval Latin computatorium "place of accounts," from Latin computatus, past participle of computare (see compute). Generalized 19c. from banks to shops, then extended to display cases for goods. Phrase under the counter is from 1926.
- adj opposite, opposing
- adv contrary, reverse
- verb answer, respond in retaliation
- You meet heroes across a counter—and they are on both sides of that counter.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It is as eager on behalf of the man behind a counter as on that of him who is governing a country.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Oh, yes, this is the counter for them to be found in endless variety.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- They passed out into the hall, and drew up at the clerk's counter.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- She turned away to range some boxes on the shelves behind the counter.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- She lingered about the store until John had gone, and then went forward to the counter.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- When she left the counter, her arms and her little basket were filled with bundles.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- She sighed, put it back on the counter, and rose to the emergency.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Then she tore the hat from her head and cast it regardlessly upon the counter.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The boy halted at the counter, producing a handful of square envelopes.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
Synonyms for counter
- adverse
- against
- antagonistic
- anti
- antipodal
- antipodean
- antithetical
- at variance with
- backtalk
- beat
- bilk
- buck
- circumvent
- conflicting
- contradictory
- contrarily
- contrariwise
- contrary
- contrasting
- contravene
- converse
- conversely
- counteract
- counterwork
- cross
- dash
- diametric
- disappoint
- fly in the face of
- foil
- frustrate
- have bone to pick
- hinder
- hindering
- hit back
- impeding
- in defiance of
- match
- meet
- obstructive
- obverse
- offset
- oppose
- opposed
- opposite
- parry
- pit
- play off
- polar
- resist
- respond
- retaliate
- return
- reverse
- ruin
- take on
- thumbs down
- versus
- vie
- ward off
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