10 Letter Words for Countering
countering, recounting, ungerontic
9 Letter Words for Countering
centurion, congruent, continuer, cornutine, cornuting, neutronic, trouncing
8 Letter Words for Countering
contineu, continue, cornutin, counting, countrie, courting, encoring, eructing, eruction, gerontic, incentor, incogent, incruent, ingruent, neurotic, neutrino, nitrogen, nocturne, outreign, retuning, ringtone, routeing, tenuring, uncogent, uncoring, unerotic, urogenic
7 Letter Words for Countering
cerning, cerotin, coenuri, cointer, coiture, congrue, contenu, conteur, contune, coreign, corinne, cornein, corning, cornute, cortine, cotrine, counite, counter, couring, cretion, curtein, ecgonin, entonic, ergotic, ergotin, eugonic, genitor, goutier, grunion, guniter, intoner, nectron, negrito, negroni, neutron, nocturn, norgine, noticer, nounier, nutrice, ogtiern, outgrin, outring, recount, rection, renting, reunion, ringent, routine, routing, ruction, terning, ternion, teucrin, tigrone, tonguer, touring, trigone, trounce, trucing, tueiron, turning, unction, unicorn, uninert, unnegro
6 Letter Words for Countering
centon, centro, cering, cinter, citron, cogent, coigne, coigue, coiner, conger, conine, coning, conite, conner, connie, conter, contin, conure, coring, cornet, cornin, cortin, coting, courie, couter, cretin, crinet, cringe, cronet, cronie, crotin, croute, cruent, cuiter, cunner, cuorin, curiet, curine, curing, curite, curnie, econut, egriot, engirt, ennoic, enoint, enring, enruin, entour, eringo, erning, erotic, erucin, genion, geotic, geront, ginner, ginnet, goetic, goiter, gouter, groten, gruine, guenon, gunite, gunner, gunter, gurnet, ignore, ignote, incent, incute, ineunt, ingent, ingenu, ingnue, inguen, inogen, intern, intone, intron, intune, inturn, inunct, necton, neuric, neurin, neuron, nocent, noetic, norice, norite, notice, noting, nuncio, octine, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, outing, outrig, recoin, region, rigout, rincon, roncet, roting, rounce, rounge, rueing, rugine, runite, runnet, tercio, tignon, tinger, tinner, toeing, tonger, tongue, tonier, toning, tonner, tourie, tourne, tricon, trigon, triune, trogue, truing, truong, tunier, tuning, tunner, tunnor, turing, turion, turnon, uncite, uncoin, uncore, ungone, uniter, unnice, unrein, unrent, unring, untine, untire, untone, untorn, untrig, uretic, urgent, urning, uronic
5 Letter Words for Countering
ceint, centi, cento, centu, cerin, cetin, citer, cogie, cogit, cogue, coign, coing, coner, conge, conin, conne, connu, conte, contg, contr, corge, corgi, corni, cornu, count, coure, court, crine, crone, crout, cruet, crunt, cuing, cunei, cunit, cunni, curet, curie, curin, curio, cuter, cutie, cutin, engin, ennui, enorn, enrut, ergon, ergot, ering, eruct, erugo, etrog, eucti, genic, genin, genio, genit, genro, giron, goier, goner, gonne, gorce, goric, goter, greco, grein, greit, grice, grint, griot, groin, grone, gront, grote, grout, grunt, guiro, gunne, incog, incor, incur, incut, inert, inger, ingot, inner, innet, inone, inorg, inrun, inter, intro, intue, inure, inurn, iortn, irone, necro, negro, nguni, nicer, niger, niner, nintu, ninut, niter, niton, nitro, noint, noire, nonce, nonet, nonic, noreg, norge, norie, norit, noter, nucin, nunce, oenin, oncer, oncet, oncin, ontic, orcin, orgic, orgue, ounce, ourie, outen, outer, outre, recit, recon, recti, recto, recut, regin, reign, renig, renin, retin, ringe, rogue, ronin, ronne, ronte, rotge, rouen, rouge, route, ruing, runic, rutic, rutin, tecon, tengu, tenio, tenno, tennu, tenon, tenor, ticer, tiger, tigon, tinge, togue, toner, tonic, tonne, toric, tourn, trice, trigo, trine, troic, tronc, trone, troue, truce, tuner, tungo, tunic, turco, turin, turio, ugric, unget, ungot, unice, union, unite, unnet, unorn, unrig, untie, untin, ureic, urent, urine, urite, uteri, utero
4 Letter Words for Countering
cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, cire, cite, cito, coin, coir, coit, cone, cong, coni, conn, cont, core, corn, cort, cote, coue, cour, crig, crin, crit, crue, crut, ctge, cuir, cuit, cunt, cuon, cure, curn, curt, cute, econ, ecru, ecto, engr, ento, entr, ergo, eric, erin, eruc, etic, eton, etui, euoi, euro, geic, gein, geir, geit, gent, genu, gien, ginn, gire, girn, giro, girt, gite, gneu, goen, goer, gone, gore, gote, gout, gren, gret, grin, grit, grot, grue, grun, gurn, gurt, icer, icon, incr, ingo, inne, inro, into, intr, iron, iter, iure, nein, neon, neti, neut, nice, nine, niog, nito, noir, none, nong, nore, nori, norn, note, noun, nout, nunc, nung, oeci, ogre, oint, once, oner, orig, otic, ourn, outr, rect, rego, regt, rein, reit, renn, reno, rent, rgen, rice, rine, ring, riot, rite, roin, roit, rone, rong, ront, rotc, rote, roti, roue, roun, rout, ruen, ruin, rune, rung, runt, tegu, teng, tern, tice, tien, tier, tige, tinc, tine, ting, tire, toge, tone, tong, tonn, torc, tore, tori, torn, toru, toug, toun, tour, trie, trig, trin, trio, trog, tron, true, trug, trun, tune, tung, tuno, turn, unce, unci, unco, unct, ungt, unie, unio, unit, unto, urge, uric
3 Letter Words for Countering
cen, ceo, cer, cie, cig, cir, cit, cog, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cru, cte, ctg, ctn, cto, ctr, cue, cun, cur, cut, ecg, eco, ect, ecu, ego, eir, enc, eng, eon, erg, ern, ert, etc, gen, geo, ger, get, gie, gin, gio, git, gnu, goi, gon, gor, got, gou, gro, gtc, gte, gue, gui, gun, gur, gut, ice, ign, inc, ing, inn, int, ion, iou, ire, nco, neg, nei, neo, net, nie, nig, nit, nne, nog, non, nor, not, nun, nur, nut, oct, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, orc, ore, org, ort, otc, oui, our, out, rct, rec, reg, rei, rie, rig, rin, rio, rit, roc, roe, rog, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, ruc, rue, rug, run, rut, tec, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tic, tie, tig, tin, tiu, tng, toc, toe, tog, toi, ton, tor, tou, tri, tue, tug, tui, tun, tur, ugt, uit, unc, ung, uni, unn, ure, urn, utc, ute, uti
Definitions for Countering
[1] in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
[2] contrary; in opposition (usually preceded by run or go ): to run counter to the rules.
[3] opposite; opposed; contrary.
[4] something that is opposite or contrary to something else.
[5] a blow delivered in receiving or parrying another blow, as in boxing.
[6] a statement or action made to refute, oppose, or nullify another statement or action.
[7] Fencing . a circular parry.
[8] a piece of leather or other material inserted between the lining and outside leather of a shoe or boot quarter to keep it stiff.
[9] Nautical . the part of a stern that overhangs and projects aft of the sternpost of a vessel.
[10] Also called void. Typesetting . any part of the face of a type that is less than type-high and is therefore not inked.
[11] Engineering , Building Trades . a truss member subject to stress only under certain partial loadings of the truss.
[12] the part of a horse's breast that lies between the shoulders and under the neck.
[13] to go counter to; oppose; controvert.
[14] to meet or answer (a move, blow, etc.) by another in return.
[15] to make a counter or opposing move.
[16] to give a blow while receiving or parrying one, as in boxing.
[17] to encounter in opposition or combat.
[18] a horizontal surface, as in a shop or bank, over which business is transacted
[19] (in some cafeterias) a long table on which food is served to customers
[20] a small flat disc of wood, metal, or plastic, used in various board games a similar disc or token used as an imitation coin
[21] a person or thing that may be used or manipulated
[22] a skating figure consisting of three circles
[23] under the counter (under-the-counter when prenominal) (of the sale of goods, esp goods in short supply) clandestine, surreptitious, or illegal; not in an open manner
[24] over the counter (over-the-counter when prenominal) (of security transactions) through a broker rather than on a stock exchange
[25] in a contrary direction or manner
[26] in a wrong or reverse direction
[27] run counter to to have a contrary effect or action to
[28] opposing; opposite; contrary
[29] something that is contrary or opposite to some other thing
[30] an act, effect, or force that opposes another
[31] a return attack, such as a blow in boxing
[32] fencing a parry in which the foils move in a circular fashion
[33] the portion of the stern of a boat or ship that overhangs the water aft of the rudder
[34] Also called: void printing the inside area of a typeface that is not type high, such as the centre of an "o", and therefore does not print
[35] the part of a horse's breast under the neck and between the shoulders
[36] a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe
[37] to say or do (something) in retaliation or response
[38] (tr) to move, act, or perform in a manner or direction opposite to (a person or thing)
[39] to return the attack of (an opponent)
[40] a person who counts
[41] an apparatus that records the number of occurrences of events
[42] any instrument for detecting or counting ionizing particles or photons See Geiger counter, scintillation counter, crystal counter
[43] electronics another name for scaler (def. 2)
Words related to Countering
counterrespond, resist, foil, oppose, offset, retaliate, counteract, hinder, buck, return, frustrate, vie, beat, circumvent, ruin, bilk, cross, parry, dash, contravene
Words nearby Countering
countercountably additive function, countably compact set, countback, countdown, countenance, counter, counter check, counter electromotive force, counter jumper, counter reformation, counter table
Origin of Countering
41250–1300; Middle English countren, aphetic variant of acountren < Middle French acontrer. See a-5, encounter
Word origin for Countering
C14: from Old French conteor, from Latin computātor; see count 1
Synonyms for Countering
counteract, foil, offset, oppose, resist, respond, retaliate, ward off, backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, cross, dash, disappoint, frustrate, hinder, match, meet, parry, pit, return, ruin, vie, counterwork, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, hit back, play off, take on, thumbs down
