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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party.
The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats.
Use counterthreat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterthreat means A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats.
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