MEANING
To set one thing against another in order to show opposition or contrast.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- counterpose two ideas
- counterpose one view to another
On the page
The essay counterposes institutional stability to the need for rapid change.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- counterpose
- Past tense
- counterposed
- Past participle
- counterposed
- Present participle
- counterposing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- counterpose
- Present continuous
- am/is/are counterposing
- Present perfect
- have/has counterposed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been counterposing
- Past
- counterposed
- Past continuous
- was/were counterposing
- Past perfect
- had counterposed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been counterposing
- Future
- will counterpose
- Future continuous
- will be counterposing
- Future perfect
- will have counterposed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been counterposing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: counterpose; counterposes; counterposed; counterposed; counterposing Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: comparison, contrast. Commonness: uncommon. Third-person singular: counterposes.
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