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counterproposal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: proposal

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English propose English -al English proposal English counterproposal From counter- + proposal.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: контрпрапано́ва (kontrprapanóva) — alternative proposal
  • Catalan: contraproposta — alternative proposal
  • Finnish: vastaehdotus — alternative proposal
  • German: Gegenvorschlag — alternative proposal
  • German: Alternativvorschlag — alternative proposal
  • Greek: αντεισήγηση (anteisígisi) — alternative proposal
  • Irish: frithmholadh — alternative proposal
  • Irish: fritairiscint — alternative proposal
  • Macedonian: противпредлог (protivpredlog) — alternative proposal
  • Polish: kontrpropozycja — alternative proposal
  • Portuguese: contraproposta — alternative proposal
  • Spanish: contrapropuesta — alternative proposal
  • Ukrainian: контрпропози́ція (kontrpropozýcija) — alternative proposal