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counterattack(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
6
prevent(verb, stop, attack, remove, keep)
5
dissent(verb, oppose, fight, resist, conflict)
5
face(verb, attack, consider, oppose, fight)
5
gainsay(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
5
protest(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
5
vie(verb, consider, oppose, struggle, answer)
4
argue(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
4
combat(verb, check, attack, fight, resist)
4
confute(verb, oppose, expose, argue)
4
debate(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
4
deny(verb, check, attack, oppose, fight)
4
disprove(verb, oppose, challenge, deny, expose)
4
fight(verb, check, attack, oppose, resist)
4
run counter to(expression, idiom, attack, oppose, fight)
4
turn the tables(expression, idiom, attack, fight, resist)
4
withstand(verb, check, attack, fight, resist)
2
break(oppose, expose, argue, repudiate)
2
cancel(verb, stop, oppose, prevent, hinder)
2
contend(verb, oppose, challenge, expose, conflict)
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APASmart Define. (2016). counter thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/counter/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "counter thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/counter/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, counter thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/counter/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "counter thesaurus" 26 February 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/counter/thesaurus/synonyms>