Home › Words › C › counteressaycounteressaycounteressay · noun — an essay written to refute another essay.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom counter- + essay.nounAn essay written to refute another essay.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterarticle 71% match — An article serving as a rebuttal to another article. vs counteressay →counterthesis 68% match — A thesis that rebuts another. vs counteressay →counterargument 68% match — An argument that is opposed to another argument. vs counteressay →counterexposition 67% match — An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition. vs counteressay →countercritique 64% match — A critique in response to another critique. vs counteressay →countertheory 62% match — A contrasting theory put forward as a response to another theory. vs counteressay →counterbrief 61% match — A brief that is opposed to, or in response to, another brief. vs counteressay →countermessage 61% match — A message that refutes the content of another message. vs counteressay →