COUNTERCHARGING Synonyms

• of or relating to confrontation

• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

• an attitude of defensiveness

• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

• characterized by active hostility

• of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

• Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• be resistant to

• prove negative; show to be false

• table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

• game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

• a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

• a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

• a person who counts things

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

• a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

• in the opposite direction

• indicating opposition or resistance

• speak in response

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• coming into conflict with

• take exception to

• have a disagreement over something

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

• take revenge for a perceived wrong

• make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil