counterplot

1. 1.

   a plot intended to subvert another plot

   Synonymscounterplan

   Broaderplot

1. 1.

   make a plot in response to another plot

   Broaderplot

Other forms of counterplot

plural

counterplots·

past tense or participle

counterplotted

present participle

counterplotting

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about counterplot

What does counterplot mean?

counterplot means "a plot intended to subvert another plot". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in counterplot?

counterplot has 3 syllables: coun-ter-plot. The stress falls on "coun".

What is another word for counterplot?

Close synonyms include counterplan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is counterplot a common word?

counterplot is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.