Counter

//ˈkaʊn.tə//

Synonyms for "counter" (510 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (102)

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Prefix(2 words)

Noun(2 words)

Adjective(2 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (153)

come back at comeback companion compensating competitive con conflict conflict with conflicting confound confront confronting confute contend for contest contra contradict contradictory contradistinct contrapose

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contrapositive contrarious contrariwise contrary contrast with contrasted contrasting contravene controvert converse cosmic ray counter counteract counteractive counterattack counterbalance counterbalancing counterblast counterblow countercheck countermand counterpoint counterpoise counterpoised counterpole counterpose counterpunch counterstroke counterterm countervail countervailing counterwork counting tube coupon cover cross dash dead against defeat defend defy deny descender desk destroy detrimental differ different difficult disaccord disaccordant disaffirm disagree disallow disavow disc disclaim discomfit disconcert discordant discountenance discrepant dish disown disparate disprove dispute disrupt dissent dissentient dissimilar divergent diverse drive back electronic counter elude em en enemy escritoire espouse exchange expansion chamber eyeball to eyeball eyeball-to-eyeball face face to face fantail fat-faced type feet fend fend off flip side flummox foil font forswear fractious frustrate gainsay gainwise gamma ray counter geiger counter get back at give and take give in exchange give in return give-and-take go against go counter to groove hard hardly like harmful hat check hear a different drummer heavy particle counter heel hinder hindering hit back at hold at bay

Noun(4 words)

comeback counterpunch heel counter hit counter

Prefix(3 words)

contra-cross-enantio-

Adjective(2 words)

contrariant contrasted

Adverb(1 words)

contrarily

Verb(2 words)

foresee forestall

Related words (255)

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join the opposition jostle just opposite juxtapose in opposition keep at bay keep off knock the chocks lectern letter ligature lock horns logotype lower case maintain majuscule make a plea marker match meet head on meet head-on militate militate against minuscule mirror image miserable mismatch mismate negate negative nick noncooperative nonplus nonuniform nose to nose not abide not accept not admit not easy notions counter nullify object obstinate obstruct obstructive obverse odd off offbeat offset opponent oppose opposed opposing opposite opposite number oppositional oppositive oppugn oppugnant other side out overthwart parry particle counter parts perplex perverse pi pica piece pit play at cross-purposes plead for point polar poles apart poop print protest push back pushcart put back quarrelsome radiodetector rebuff rebut recalcitrant recant reciprocate reciprocation recoil reflex refractory refuse to admit refute rejoinder renounce repel reply repudiate repugnant repulse resist respond retaliate retaliation retort retract return reverse reversed revoke rigorous riposte rival roman rudderpost ruin run against run counter to sabotage sans serif say in defense scarcely like scotch scrip script secretaire secretary set off setoff shank ship shopboard shoulder showcase sinister slug small cap small capital speak for speak up for spike spoil squared off stall stamp stand stand in the way stand up for stave off stem stern stick up for stonewall stop stressful strike back stump support sustain swim upstream table tag tail end take back take issue with the contrary the other side thwart ticket ticket office ticket window token traverse troublesome troublous trying tube counter turn aside turn the tables turned around type type body type class type lice typecase typeface typefounders typefoundry unalike uncooperative unfavorable unfriendly unidentical unlike unmatched unpropitious unresembling unsame unsimilar untoward up in arms uphold upper case upset urge reasons for vary vie vis-a-vis vote against ward off wilson chamber with crossed bayonets withstand work against workbench wretched writing table wrong-way wrong-way around x-ray spectrograph x-ray spectrometer

Noun(9 words)

measure word parry rejoinder replication retort return riposte sideboard tabulator

Prefix(1 words)

ob-

Adjective(2 words)

opposed opposite

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

15 relation types

More general

25 entries

act actor answer article of furniture biff calculating machine calculator clout doer furniture game equipment lick move piece of furniture piece of leather poke

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Synonyms

5 entries

antagonistic anticipate buffet counterpunch rejoinder

at location

11 entries

auto parts store butcher shop candy store diner factory assembly line gym kitchen mall most stores post office store

capable of

1 entries

count visitors

coordinate

4 entries

counteract counterargue counterbalance countervail

derived

67 entries

Geiger counter Geiger-Müller counter abbey counter anticounter axle counter bargaining counter bean counter bean-counter behind the counter card counter checkout counter clicker counter colony counter counter agent counter batten counter check

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form of

1 entries

contra

has context

11 entries

boxing computer science curling grammar historical internet music nautical programming typography wrestling

has property

1 entries

likely to hold cash register

is a

9 entries

calculator flat horizontal surface flat surface game equipment person piece of leather register table table in shop

manner of

1 entries

answer

part of

2 entries

boot shoe

related to

35 entries

boot cabinet contra contradict contrariwise contrary countertenor enclosed encounter foot glyph head heel hit counter hold horse

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similar

1 entries

negative

used for

45 entries

bathroom board games count things counting counting activity in sample counting disintegrations counting things customer convenience doing work in kitchen drawing on eating eating alone eating off of exchanging goods exchanging money gathering of stools

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Translations

244 translations across 60 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

kookoppervlak noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
teller noun (one who counts)
teller noun (object used in counting)
teller noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)

Arabic

1 entries

عَدَّاد noun (object used in counting)

Aragonese

1 entries

contra adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)

Armenian

2 entries

հաշվիչ noun (object used in counting)
վաճառասեղան noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

piştaxta noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Basque

1 entries

erakusmahai noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Belarusian

4 entries

лічы́льнік noun (object used in counting)
лічы́льшчык noun (one who counts)
лічы́льшчыца noun (one who counts)
прыла́вак noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Bulgarian

4 entries

обратен adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
противоположен adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
броя́ч noun (one who counts)
броя́ч noun (object used in counting)

Burmese

1 entries

ကောင်တာ noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Catalan

4 entries

comptador noun (one who counts)
comptavoltes noun (telltale)
fitxa noun (object used in counting)
getó noun (object used in counting)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

櫃檯 /柜台 noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

字腔 noun (typography: negative space of a glyph)
得分球 noun (curling: stone counting as point)
料理臺 /料理台 noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
棋子 noun (object used in counting)

Cornish

3 entries

boton noun (object used in counting)
komptyer noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
niverell noun (object used in counting)

Czech

4 entries

počtář noun (one who counts)
počtářka noun (one who counts)
čítač noun (object used in counting)
čítač noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)

Danish

4 entries

disk noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
køkkenbord noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
optæller noun (one who counts)
skranke noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Dutch

3 entries

aanrecht noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
balie noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
toonbank noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Esperanto

4 entries

butiktablo noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
nombrilo noun (object used in counting)
nombrilo noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)
vendotablo noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Finnish

4 entries

vastaan adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
vastoin adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
kantakappi noun (part of shoe or boot)
kantio noun (part of shoe or boot)

French

4 entries

contre adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
compteur noun (one who counts)
compteur noun (object used in counting)
comptoir noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

German

4 entries

Arbeitsfläche noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
Arbeitsplatte noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
Schalter noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
Theke noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Greek

4 entries

απαριθμητής noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)
μετρητής noun (one who counts)
μετρητής noun (object used in counting)
μετρητής noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)

Hebrew

2 entries

דֶּלְפֵּק noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
דַּלְפָּק noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Hungarian

4 entries

betűszem noun (typography: negative space of a glyph)
bábu noun (object used in counting)
előkészítő felület noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
kiszolgálópult noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Icelandic

4 entries

afgreiðsluborð noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
búðarborð noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
eldhúsbekkur noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
teljari noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)

Ido

1 entries

kontero noun (object used in counting)

Indonesian

1 entries

loket noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Ingrian

1 entries

lukija noun (one who counts)

Irish

2 entries

cuntar noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
cuntar noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)

Italian

4 entries

contro adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
bancone noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
bancone noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
contatore noun (object used in counting)

Japanese

3 entries

カウンタ noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
カウンター noun (object used in counting)
カウンター noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Khmer

1 entries

គណនីយដ្ឋាន noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Korean

3 entries

계산대 noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
카운터 noun (object used in counting)
카운터 noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

билмээсепчи noun (one who counts)

Ladino

1 entries

kontuar noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Latin

1 entries

contra adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)

Macedonian

2 entries

бро́јач noun (one who counts)
бро́јач noun (object used in counting)

Malay

1 entries

kaunter noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Middle English

4 entries

countour noun (one who counts)
countour noun (object used in counting)
countour noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
countour noun (prison attached to city court)

Māori

4 entries

kaitatau noun (one who counts)
pae-utu noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
perepere noun (object used in counting)
tūpapa noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)

Norman

2 entries

compteux noun (one who counts)
compteux noun (object used in counting)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

disk noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
kjøkkenbenk noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

disk noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
kjøkenbenk noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

پشتخته noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Persian

3 entries

شمارشگر noun (object used in counting)
شمارنده noun (object used in counting)
کنتور noun (object used in counting)

Polish

4 entries

blat noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
kontuar noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
lada noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
licznik noun (object used in counting)

Portuguese

4 entries

contra adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
balcão noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
balcão noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
bancada noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)

Quechua

1 entries

yupana noun (object used in counting)

Romanian

4 entries

contor noun (object used in counting)
contor noun (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)
ghișeu noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
numărătoare noun (one who counts)

Russian

4 entries

обра́тный adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
противополо́жный adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
встре́чный уда́р noun (martial arts: proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to one's opponent)
за́дник noun (part of shoe or boot)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

bròjāč noun (object used in counting)
pult noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
бро̀ја̄ч noun (object used in counting)

Slovak

1 entries

čítač noun (object used in counting)

Slovene

4 entries

preštevalec noun (one who counts)
preštevalka noun (one who counts)
pult noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
števec noun (object used in counting)

Spanish

4 entries

contra adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
en contra adv (contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction)
contador noun (one who counts)
contador noun (object used in counting)

Swedish

3 entries

disk noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
köksbänk noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
markör noun (object used in counting)

Tajik

2 entries

ҳисобкунак noun (object used in counting)
ҳисобчӣ noun (one who counts)

Thai

1 entries

เคาน์เตอร์ noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Turkish

4 entries

banko noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
sayaç noun (object used in counting)
tezgah noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
tezgah noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)

Ukrainian

4 entries

лічи́льник noun (object used in counting)
обліко́вець noun (one who counts)
прила́вок noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
сто́йка noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Vietnamese

2 entries

kệ bếp noun (kitchen surface for food preparation)
quầy thu ngân noun (table or board on which business is transacted)

Welsh

3 entries

bwrdd noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
cownter noun (table or board on which business is transacted)
rhifydd noun (object used in counting)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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Is there an information counter?

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Where is the counter to pay my bill?

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Where is the information counter?

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Where's the checkout counter?

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