Antonyms for counterclaim
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun koun-ter-kleym; verb koun-ter-kleym |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkaʊn tərˌkleɪm; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈkleɪm |
- acquittal
- agree
- allow
- answer
- ask
- compliment
- damage
- debt
- denial
- deny
- deprivation
- disadvantage
- disclaim
- dissatisfaction
- exonerate
- fine
- forfeiture
- free
- give
- grant
- handicap
- happiness
- hindrance
- honesty
- hurt
- ignore
- leave
- leave alone
- loss
- offer
- peace
- penalty
- please
- praise
- present
- problem
- prove
- question
- quiet
- release
- renounce
- reply
- request
- retreat
- silence
- supply
- trouble
- truth
- wonder
Definition of counterclaim
- As in rebuttal : noun counterstatement
- As in rejoinder : noun answer, reply
- As in trial : noun legal proceeding
- As in indemnification : noun compensation
- As in claim : noun property, right demanded or reserved
- As in quittance : noun compensation
- As in setoff : noun compensation
- As in compensation : noun repayment; rectification
- As in demand : noun question, request
- As in answer : noun reply; reaction
- As in demand : verb ask strongly for something
- As in answer : verb reply, react
- Nor could he make the counterclaim for a dissolving of the betrothal.
- Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
- Lieutenant Rainey thought it best to admit the counterclaim and let bygones be bygones, but to provide for the future.
- Extract from : « The Pacification of Burma » by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
Synonyms for counterclaim
- abuse
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- action
- advantage
- affirmation
- allegation
- allowance
- amends
- answer
- answer back
- antiphon
- appeal
- application
- apply
- argue
- arraignment
- arrogate
- arrogation
- assertion
- atonement
- back at you
- back talk
- backcap
- badger
- Band-Aid
- be in touch
- beg
- benefit
- beseech
- besiege
- bid
- bidding
- birthright
- bonus
- bread
- call
- call for
- case
- challenge
- charge
- citation
- cite
- claim
- clamor
- clamor for
- close
- coerce
- comeback
- command
- comment
- compel
- confutation
- consideration
- constrain
- contest
- cooler
- counteraccusation
- counterargument
- countercharge
- counterclaim
- counterstatement
- court action
- court martial
- coverage
- crack
- cross-examination
- damages
- declaration
- defend
- defense
- defrayal
- demand
- deny
- deserts
- dibs
- direct
- disclosure
- disprove
- dispute
- due
- dun
- earnings
- echo
- elucidation
- enjoin
- entreat
- entreatment
- entreaty
- exact
- exaction
- expect
- explain
- explanation
- fee
- feedback
- field the question
- force
- gain
- get back at
- get back to
- give a snappy comeback
- guff
- habeas corpus
- hearing
- hit
- hit up
- honorarium
- impeachment
- impetrate
- impetration
- imploration
- implore
- importune
- importunity
- imposition
- indemnification
- indemnity
- indictment
- inquire
- inquiry
- insist on
- insistence
- interest
- interpretation
- interrogate
- interrogation
- justification
- key
- knock
- lawsuit
- lien
- lip
- litigation
- meet
- nag
- necessitate
- necessity
- need
- oblige
- observation
- occasion
- offset
- order
- parry
- part
- parting shot
- pay
- pay dirt
- payment
- payoff
- pester
- petition
- plea
- plead
- postulate
- postulation
- pray
- prayer
- premium
- prerogative
- press
- pretense
- pretension
- privilege
- profession
- profit
- prosecution
- protestation
- pursuit
- question
- quick fix
- quittance
- rap
- rebut
- rebuttal
- reciprocity
- reckoning
- reclamation
- recompense
- recoupment
- redress
- refutation
- refute
- reimbursement
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- remark
- remittal
- remittance
- remuneration
- reparation
- repartee
- repayment
- reply
- report
- reprisal
- request
- require
- requirement
- requisition
- requital
- resolution
- resolve
- respond
- response
- restitution
- result
- retaliate
- retort
- return
- reward
- rhetorical question
- riposte
- rush
- salary
- sale
- salt
- sass
- satisfaction
- say
- scale
- search
- seizure
- setoff
- settle
- settlement
- shake
- shoot back
- sign
- solicit
- solicitation
- solution
- solve
- squelch
- statement
- stipend
- stipulate
- stipulation
- sue for
- suit
- summon
- supplicate
- supplication
- take
- take-home
- talk back
- tax
- thank-you note
- the ticket
- title
- top
- topper
- trade
- tribunal
- ultimatum
- urge
- use
- vindication
- vogue
- wage
- want
- whistle for
- wisecrack
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