Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adverb

Proper Noun

Adverb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "counter" can be used as noun, verb, adverb, proper noun, adverb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

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

Capable Of

count visitors

Coordinate Terms

counteract counterargue counterbalance countervail

Derived Terms

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 counter clockwise counter culture counter current counter curve counter fugue counter intelligence counter password counter payment counter poison counter revolution counter statement counter strategy counter surf counterful counterhand counterjumper counterless counterlike counterman counterperson counterside countertop counterwoman counterworker cross-counter decade counter frame counter hard counter head counter hit counter liquid scintillation counter lunch counter multicounter nail to the counter non-over-the-counter nucleocounter over the counter over-the-counter photocounter pollen counter program counter rev counter rivet counter run counter scintillation counter soda counter span counter time elapsed counter trade counter under the counter under-the-counter

Inflected/Variant Forms

contra

Context

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

Has Property

likely to hold cash register

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act actor answer article of furniture biff calculating machine calculator clout doer furniture game equipment lick move piece of furniture piece of leather poke punch register reply reply respond response slug table worker

Type Of (IsA)

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

Manner Of

answer

Part Of

boot shoe

Related Terms

boot cabinet contra contradict contrariwise contrary countertenor enclosed encounter foot glyph head heel hit counter hold horse increment memory move negative oppose opposing opposition overhanging proactive reckoner respond shoe stern stone telltale variable vessel washbasin waterline

Similar Terms

negative

Synonym Network

antagonistic anticipate buffet counterpunch rejoinder

Used For

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 help in stock taking hold holding items holding kitchen devices holding things close to arm level individual seating keeping track of things kitchen leaning on for support marking spot obtaining totals place objects on place to eat prepare meal put things on registering numbers restaurant service serve food signing check sitting at space store storing things on take orders tallying things wiping working on working surface working whilst standing

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.