Synonyms:
antagonistic, counter
Meaning: indicating opposition or resistance
noun
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counter
Meaning: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
Synonyms:
counter
Meaning: 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
Synonyms:
counter, tabulator
Meaning: a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
Synonyms:
buffet, counter, sideboard
Meaning: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
r
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Synonyms:
counter
Meaning: in the opposite direction; "run counter"
verb
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Synonyms:
counter
Meaning: speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"
Synonyms:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
Meaning: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Usage examples
Henry Williams was behind his counter.
That was money just as much as a florin pushed across the counter.
Of course, Mrs. Blaylock would not personally serve behind the counter.
It was the only three-figure cheque which had come across the counter during the day.
And was that really--was it really a SHEEP that was sitting on the other side of the counter?
The inexorable pendulum had swung the counter direction, and there was upon me an urgent need.
He drew eight one-hundred-dollar bills from his money belt and planked them down on the counter.
Their theory, at first sight, appears singular, like everything which runs counter to our mental habits.
So she put down her ten cents silently on the counter, and took up the little package of seed, and went out.
The important task of shooting doubloons across the counter did not belong to Mike himself, but to Mr Waller.