counterplot

[koun-ter-plot, koun-ter-plot] / ˈkaʊn tərˌplɒt, ˌkaʊn tərˈplɒt /

NOUN

conspiracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plot scheme sedition treason

STRONG

cabal confederacy connivance countermine disloyalty fix frame game hookup intrigue league machination perfidy practice treachery trick trickery

WEAK

complot covin little game put-up job treacherousness

Antonyms

STRONG

faithfulness honesty ignorance loyalty

VERB

defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blank outwit thwart

STRONG

baffle balk block bury checkmate circumvent confound contravene cook cross disappoint discomfit disconcert disprove foil invalidate neutralize nonplus nullify overturn puzzle quell reduce refute ruin scuttle shave shellac skunk spoil squash stump subdue subjugate surmount undo victimize

WEAK

beat down beat the system cast down cause setback edge out nose out put end to take the wind out of (one's) sails throw for loop

Antonyms

STRONG

abet aid allow approve assist clarify clear up endorse enlighten explain grow help open permit prove support surrender validate win yield

WEAK

encourage give up inspirit lose

Example Sentences

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He understood then that the existence of shot and countershot was in the past.

From The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen