COUNTERARGUMENT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

counterargument

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Definition of counterargument

as in rebuttal

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Recent Examples of counterargument Language could constitute violence, and an act of violence could be a counterargument. — Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026 That was the counterargument made by the Department of Justice. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026 The counterargument is that Apple retains value better than any other manufacturer. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The counterargument is that AMD has included TSME in its consumer Ryzen CPUs for about a decade. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterargument

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Noun

However, that type of argument would be subject to rebuttals, including that the WNBA has emphasized inclusivity.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
By way of a rebuttal, Searle imagined a lone man in a room receiving messages under the door.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebuttal

Noun

Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
The streak did not continue in 2025, but the season turned out to be a more defiant refutation of the caution against rookie tight ends.

— John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of refutation

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Ranalli points out that indoctrination is when someone preemptively dismisses any counterevidence that may come along.

— Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.

— Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022

Definition of counterevidence

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