counterargument
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Definition of counterargument
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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An argument that is opposed to another argument.
“Near-synonyms: rebuttal, refutation”
“One argument is that "the virus has changed everything" and that people will work from home and travel much less, easing capacity pressures. But there is a counter argument whereby we may all discover that, longer-term, many jobs cannot after all be effectively carried out from home indefinitely.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument English counterargument From counter- + argument.
Words you can make from counterargument
200+ playable · top: COUNTERAGENT (15 pts)
Best play counteragent 15 points12-letter words
1 word10-letter words
8 words9-letter words
46 words- GEOMANCER 14 pts
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8-letter words
59 words- CANOEMEN 12 pts
- CREMATOR 12 pts
- ROMANCER 12 pts
- ARGENTUM 11 pts
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7-letter words
85 words- AMERCER 11 pts
- CEMENTA 11 pts
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- CERUMEN 11 pts
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- CREAMER 11 pts
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