Definition for Counterclaim:

• An opposing claim.

Synonyms for Counterclaim:

• n.

  •answer (noun)
  • response,
  • justification,
  • riposte,
  • replication,
  • defense,
  • comeback,
  • excuse,
  • surrebuttal,
  • acknowledgment,
  • refutation,
  • plea,
  • explanation.
  •claim (noun)
  • request.
  •compensation (noun)
  • indemnity,
  • amends,
  • quittance,
  • setoff,
  • atonement.
  •demand (noun)
  • command,
  • charge,
  • appeal.
  •indemnification (noun)
  • offset.
  •legal proceeding (noun)
  • trial.

• v.

  •answer (verb)
  • retort,
  • expound,
  • counter,
  • come back,
  • explain,
  • reply,
  • refute,
  • counter-reply,
  • rejoin,
  • echo,
  • respond,
  • return,
  • counter-state,
  • counter-accuse,
  • rebut,
  • acknowledge.

• Other synonyms:

  •answer
  • counterclaimed.
  •Other relevant words:
  • tryout,
  • affliction,
  • Surrebut,
  • hearing,
  • confute,
  • experiment,
  • set-off,
  • Make-weight,
  • hardship,
  • ballast,
  • essay,
  • bribe,
  • ornamentation,
  • embellishment,
  • surrebutter,
  • decoration,
  • surrejoinder,
  • counterblast,
  • counter-claim,
  • counterpoise,
  • QUO,
  • counteraction,
  • ornament,
  • hush money,
  • test,
  • examination,
  • Surrejoin,
  • equivalent,
  • counterbalance,
  • adornment,
  • retaliation,
  • dress,
  • rebutter.

Antonyms for Counterclaim:

• n.

  • answer
    question, problem, request, quiet, silence, trouble.
  • claim
    honesty, answer, reply, truth, denial.
  • compensation
    deprivation, debt, penalty, hurt, fine, loss, forfeiture, damage.
  • demand
    demand, grant, retreat, offer.
  • indemnification
    disadvantage, dissatisfaction, hindrance, handicap.
  • trial
    peace, happiness, acquittal.

• v.

  • answer
    prove, agree, wonder, leave, ignore, renounce, ask, allow, deny.
  • demand
    present, compliment, give, leave alone, release, exonerate, please, praise, free, supply, disclaim.

Hyponym for Counterclaim:

• n.

  • act
    legal action, action at law, action.

• v.

  • communication
    claim.