Home › Words › C › counterblockcounterblockcounterblock means A block set up in opposition to another block.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, counterblock ranks #35,545 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom counter- + block.nounA block set up in opposition to another block.verbTo block in opposition to another block.e.g.“to counterblock the British blockade” — 1953, John Morris Jones, The World Book Encyclopedia, page 2976:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterblockade 83% match — A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade. vs counterblock →antibloc 72% match — Opposing a bloc. vs counterblock →antiblockade 69% match — Opposing a blockade. vs counterblock →blockee 67% match — One who, or that which, is blocked. vs counterblock →blocker 66% match — Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.; One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent. vs counterblock →counterbeat 66% match — A beat that runs counter to another. vs counterblock →countertime 66% match — Opposition; resistance. vs counterblock →preblock 65% match — To block prior to some other operation. vs counterblock →