Definition for Counterclaim:

• An opposing claim.

Synonyms for Counterclaim:

• n.

  •
  • assurance,
  • allegation,
  • apologia,
  • apology,
  • avowal,
  • attestation,
  • assertion,
  • accusation,
  • affirmation,
  • announcement.
  •act (noun)
  • counterclaim.
  •answer (noun)
  • surrebuttal,
  • topper,
  • excuse,
  • vindication,
  • refutation,
  • thank-you note,
  • lip,
  • defense,
  • rhetorical question,
  • comment,
  • backcap,
  • replication,
  • interpretation,
  • repartee,
  • feedback,
  • remark,
  • disclosure,
  • crack,
  • back talk,
  • key,
  • cooler,
  • elucidation,
  • plea,
  • antiphon,
  • sign,
  • solution,
  • guff,
  • resolution,
  • justification,
  • response,
  • the ticket,
  • pay dirt,
  • acknowledgment,
  • explanation,
  • comeback,
  • parting shot,
  • wisecrack,
  • riposte,
  • close,
  • statement,
  • observation,
  • quick fix,
  • band-aid,
  • result,
  • report.
  •claim (noun)
  • prerogative,
  • suit,
  • reclamation,
  • pretense,
  • declaration,
  • entreaty,
  • interest,
  • case,
  • postulation,
  • protestation,
  • petition,
  • pretension,
  • ultimatum,
  • call,
  • profession,
  • title,
  • request,
  • Dibs,
  • birthright,
  • requisition,
  • part,
  • lien,
  • privilege,
  • due.
  •compensation (noun)
  • bonus,
  • damages,
  • take home,
  • take-home,
  • reprisal,
  • scale,
  • meet,
  • reciprocity,
  • indemnification,
  • fee,
  • gain,
  • take,
  • amends,
  • benefit,
  • bread,
  • remittance,
  • stipend,
  • restitution,
  • reparation,
  • Recoupment,
  • premium,
  • redress,
  • wage,
  • profit,
  • salary,
  • earnings,
  • consideration,
  • deserts,
  • pay,
  • salt,
  • defrayal,
  • settlement,
  • shake,
  • quittance,
  • requital,
  • satisfaction,
  • indemnity,
  • Remittances,
  • remuneration,
  • allowance,
  • honorarium,
  • reckoning,
  • setoff,
  • payment,
  • atonement,
  • remittal,
  • reward,
  • payoff,
  • advantage,
  • recompense,
  • reimbursement,
  • coverage.
  •demand (noun)
  • supplication,
  • call for,
  • vogue,
  • necessity,
  • insistence,
  • trade,
  • prayer,
  • Imploration,
  • need,
  • stipulation,
  • sale,
  • bidding,
  • interrogation,
  • arrogation,
  • use,
  • inquiry,
  • pursuit,
  • want,
  • rush,
  • appeal,
  • order,
  • imposition,
  • clamor,
  • exaction,
  • occasion,
  • bid,
  • command,
  • charge.
  •indemnification (noun)
  • offset,
  • repayment.
  •legal proceeding (noun)
  • trial.
  •trial (noun)
  • rap,
  • arraignment,
  • tribunal,
  • prosecution,
  • litigation,
  • seizure,
  • indictment,
  • citation,
  • lawsuit.

• v.

  •answer (verb)
  • disprove,
  • respond,
  • echo,
  • resolve,
  • explain,
  • rebut,
  • defend,
  • come back,
  • say,
  • be in touch,
  • refute,
  • rejoin,
  • give a snappy comeback,
  • sass,
  • plead,
  • field the question,
  • counter-accuse,
  • dispute,
  • retort,
  • parry,
  • retaliate,
  • back at you,
  • settle,
  • return,
  • counter,
  • argue,
  • counter-state,
  • answer back,
  • counter-reply,
  • expound,
  • get back at,
  • squelch,
  • acknowledge,
  • get back to,
  • deny,
  • top,
  • solve,
  • talk back,
  • contest,
  • reply,
  • shoot back.
  •demand (verb)
  • tax,
  • urge,
  • constrain,
  • Impetrate,
  • nag,
  • sue for,
  • force,
  • cite,
  • require,
  • besiege,
  • clamor for,
  • pester,
  • entreat,
  • oblige,
  • dun,
  • necessitate,
  • coerce,
  • insist on,
  • badger,
  • expect,
  • challenge,
  • compel,
  • interrogate,
  • arrogate,
  • stipulate,
  • summon,
  • enjoin,
  • pray,
  • exact,
  • press,
  • hit up,
  • inquire,
  • apply,
  • direct,
  • beseech,
  • HIT,
  • Importune,
  • solicit,
  • beg,
  • supplicate,
  • implore,
  • knock,
  • whistle for,
  • question,
  • postulate.

• Other synonyms:

  •answer
  • counterclaiming,
  • talking back,
  • returning,
  • Parried,
  • counterclaimed,
  • answered back,
  • Responding.
  •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.