counterargued

Verb

counterargue (third-person singular simple present counterargues, present participle counterarguing, simple past and past participle counterargued)

1. (ambitransitive) To argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position).
   • We began with a set of 25 items designed to measure preferences for resisting through bolstering versus counterarguing. Examples of items geared toward those who prefer to counterargue included, “When someone challenges my beliefs, I enjoy disputing what they have to say,” and “I take pleasure in...2004, Eric Knowles, Jay Linn, Resistance and Persuasion, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, →ISBN, page 96, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   redargue

   Antonyms:

   bolster