Counter
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Counter verb – To strive to reduce or eliminate. Insist is an antonym for counter.
Nearby Words: count, countered, counterwork, counted, counting
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Insist
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Insist verb – To state as a fact usually forcefully. Usage example: she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary
Counter is an antonym for insist.
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This wouldn't be TOO bad (after all, they are merely villagers) except your characters insist on counter attacking ANYTHING that attacks them.
Source: Video Game / Vandal Hearts -
Chekhov's Gun: The counter to the CHIKARA Special, since the only reason anyone would insist on creating a counter to his own finisher is because it would be important to the story later on, which is exactly what happened.
Source: Wrestling / Mike Quackenbush - To help counter enemy infantry, it carries what Northern Gun sales reps insist is a belly gun... mounted right between the robot's legs.
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Insist or Counter. 2016. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/counter/insist.
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