counterstrategy
noun
coun·ter·strat·e·gy
ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈstra-tə-jē 
variants
or counter-strategy
plural counterstrategies or counter-strategies
1
: a strategy that counters another strategy
… weighed the possibilities of what his enemy's next move might be before deciding on his next counterstrategy.—
Stormie Filson
Stormie Filson2
: a strategy developed to counter something
As individuals began to control information and images in the age of the Internet, political circles have developed a media counterstrategy in response to rapidly changing public opinion.—Kim Yujin
Kim Yujin
counterstrategist
noun
or counter-strategist
plural counterstrategists or counter-strategists
She is not a victim or even a survivor, but a lethal counterattacker, counterstrategist …
—Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
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If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
—Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
—Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Nevertheless, Biden’s bet that Republicans don’t have an effective counterstrategy to his whiteness seems to be valid, even if his larger promise of a new bipartisan era is nowhere near the mark.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
That male strategy then rises to dominance, and a corresponding female counterstrategy eventually evolves as well.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
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Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
—Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Nevertheless, Biden’s bet that Republicans don’t have an effective counterstrategy to his whiteness seems to be valid, even if his larger promise of a new bipartisan era is nowhere near the mark.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
That male strategy then rises to dominance, and a corresponding female counterstrategy eventually evolves as well.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
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“Counterstrategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterstrategy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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