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countercharge

noun as in rebuttal

noun as in rejoinder

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Perhaps they believe his claims that he’s a target of extortion — a sort of countercharge that in the past has often turned out to be untrue.

So I would like you to just tell me your best thinking on that series of charges and countercharges.

In other situations, the accusation arises as a countercharge.

Preston and Palmer were not only driven back, but they left some prisoners as a result of a countercharge by a Union regiment.

Lieutenant Sharpe ordered a countercharge, and the battalion rushed to meet the enemy.

However, no formal answer came until November 5, three days before the election, when a countercharge was impossible.

Ribs of the wounded broken in; features of the dead mashed by the heels of the Brown countercharge!

The conduct of every department and every individual concerned was the subject of charge, answer, and countercharge innumerable.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to countercharge, such as: rejoinder, reply, answer, confutation, counterargument, and counterclaim.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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