counterargument

noun

coun·​ter·​ar·​gu·​ment ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈär-gyə-mənt How to pronounce counterargument (audio)
variants or counter-argument
plural counterarguments or counter-arguments
: an opposing argument
Joseph Stiglitz's new book, "The Price of Inequality," is the single most comprehensive counterargument to both Democratic neoliberalism and Republican laissez-faire theories.Thomas B. Edsall
… careful consideration of each of the arguments made by the appellant, and of the counter-arguments advanced by the appellees …Jonathan M. Landers et al.

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The counterargument is that if fault isn’t included, such as a no-fault law, this means that one side is going to take things presumably on the chin. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 The counterargument is that the Illinois ballot process forces candidates to navigate a different kind of chaos, in a game played at all levels by all types. Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024 In episode 4 of Unsolved Mysteries, Schmitt and Randle shared their counterarguments to the government's two reports. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024 Trump's defense attorneys will have a chance to make their own counterarguments objecting to the release of information in the brief. Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for counterargument 

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of counterargument was in 1812

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“Counterargument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterargument. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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