| A | B |
| counter | against or opposite |
| countervail | to oppose or exert a force against |
| countervail | to make up for |
| counterweight | a weight equal |
| counterweight | a weight opposing |
| counterthrust | an opposing force |
| counterview | a view or argument from the opposite side |
| countermand | to recall or cancel an order |
| encounter | to meet face-to-face, to meet the enemy, to come upon accidentally |
| counterclockwise | movement from the top of a circle to the left |
| counterclockwise | turning the opposite way a clock dial runs |
| encounter | to meet the enemy |
| encounter | to meet face-to-face |
| encounter | to come upon accidentally |