countermove
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌmuːv/
- The story is told of an automaton constructed in such a way that it could play a winning game of chess, answering each move of an opponent with a countermove.
- moves and countermoves
Examples
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Larry Garcia, the church's attorney and a local Disciples of Christ minister, called it a countermove to thwart "an attempted theft."
Blog text (27) -
Whatever I say, whatever I do, whatever I think, she always has the perfect countermove.
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Accordingly, the countermove consisted of checking the action of the market in respect to the factors of production, labor, and land.
Academic text (2003) -
This triggered several limited moves and countermoves that eventually erupted into open warfare by September 6.
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Indeed, human society would have been annihilated but for protective countermoves that blunted the action of this self-destructive mechanism.
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The general planned a strategic countermove to regain control of the battlefield after the enemy's attack.
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In a game of chess, a clever countermove can turn the tide and surprise your opponent.
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After the opponent made a bold strike, the team quickly devised a countermove to defend their position.
Synonyms
28
6.5
Something that prevents or reduces harm
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4.3
An attack made in response to an enemy's attack to regain lost ground
4
8.8
A large military attack by a defending army to push back attackers
2
8.7
A mission carried out to stop another mission
1
7.5
Forcing enemy soldiers to withdraw to regain lost land
1
7.9
A defensive action to protect an army that is retreating or delay an enemy
1
6.3
An action that reduces or stops the effect of something
1
5.9
A response that cancels a previous action
1
8.2
Moves that attack to reduce an opponent's advantage
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6.2
An attack that forces enemy soldiers to move back
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7.9
A hit given back after an attack
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8.2
An action taken to respond to a threat, often to stop the attacker or protect people
1
8.1
A quick attack made in response to an opponent's move, often in fencing
An attack using heavy guns to destroy the enemy's weapons
A movement in the opposite direction to balance another movement
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Morphology
Etymology
Countermove comes from counter meaning 'against' and move meaning 'an action or step'. So, a countermove is a step taken 'against' an opponent's action to stop them or to win back lost ground.