Home › Words › C › counterswingcounterswingcounterswing means A swing in the opposite direction.EtymologyFrom counter- + swing.nounA swing in the opposite direction.verbTo swing in the opposite direction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.countersway 75% match — A swaying in a contrary direction, or an opposing influence. vs counterswing →countersurge 65% match — A surge opposing an earlier surge. vs counterswing →counterreversal 65% match — A reversal in response to, or undoing, a previous reversal. vs counterswing →counterpunch 65% match — A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match: a return blow, a retaliatory blow. vs counterswing →countermoving 65% match — That moves in opposition or retaliation vs counterswing →countertwisting 64% match — twisting in an opposite direction vs counterswing →inswing 64% match — An inward swinging motion. vs counterswing →counterturn 64% match — A turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag. vs counterswing →