counterplay

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Synonyms: counterplan, counterploy, counterplate, counterplot, counterplea, countersway, counterplead, counterplans, counterpleas

Antonyms: counterplan, counterploy, counterplate, counterplot, counterplea, countersway, counterplead, counterplans, counterpleas

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Noun

1. A [[game]] [[move]] made as a [[response]].
2. {{lb|en|chess}} A [[counterattack]] in a different part of the board.
3. {{lb|en|video games|sociology}} A [[subversive]] style of [[gameplay]] in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.

Verb

1. To make a [[#Noun|counterplay]]; to [[play]] in [[response]].
2. To [[counter#Verb|counter]]; to [[contrast]] or [[contradict]].

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