COUNTERCLAIM Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word counterclaim. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERCLAIM
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| challenge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||||
| contradiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
| denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
| disagreement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing | ||||||||
| dispute | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a disagreement or argument about something important • coming into conflict with verb • take exception to • have a disagreement over something | ||||||||
| dissent | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority • a difference of opinion • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent verb • withhold assent • express opposition through action or words • be of different opinions | ||||||||
| objection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest • the speech act of objecting • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent • (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality | ||||||||
| opposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||||
| rebuttal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument • (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder | ||||||||
