counterterror

1. 1.

   intended to prevent terrorism

   “the government took counterterror measures”

   Synonymscounterterrorist

Questions about counterterror

What does counterterror mean?

counterterror means "intended to prevent terrorism".

How many syllables are in counterterror?

counterterror has 4 syllables: coun-ter-ter-ror. The stress falls on "ter".

What is another word for counterterror?

Close synonyms include counterterrorist. 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 counterterror a common word?

counterterror 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.