counterproposed
Returned different offer
Counterproposed is the past tense of counterpropose, meaning to offer an alternative proposal in response to one already made.
Where a proposal initiates, a counterproposal responds: When she suggested dinner at seven, he counterproposed eight-thirty.
The word appears most often in negotiations, where parties trade offers until reaching agreement.
Alternative terms proposed back
- alternativeAnother available choice
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- termsConditions of an agreement
- concessionYielding a point
dialogue · mediation · arbitration · settlement · agreement · deal · parley · talks
Verbal or written answer
- answerSolution to query
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- returnGo back again
- feedbackReturned response data
comeback · replication · acknowledgment · riposte · response · reciprocation
Point challenging another's position
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- counterclaimDefendant's opposing lawsuit
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- retortQuick, cutting reply
refutation · challenge · contradiction · rejection · demurral · riposte · countermeasure · pushback
Introductory orchestral piece
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
- détenteEasing of strained relations
entente · reconciliation · stratagem · tactic · gambit · maneuvering · positioning · leverage
counteroffer
Alternative terms proposed back
- alternativeAnother available choice
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- termsConditions of an agreement
concession · dialogue · mediation · arbitration · settlement · agreement · deal · parley · talks · haggling
reply
Verbal or written answer
feedback · comeback · replication · acknowledgment · riposte · response · reciprocation
counterargument
Point challenging another's position
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- counterclaimDefendant's opposing lawsuit
- rejoinderReply to a reply
retort · refutation · challenge · contradiction · rejection · demurral · riposte · countermeasure · pushback · dissent
overture
Introductory orchestral piece
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
détente · entente · reconciliation · stratagem · tactic · gambit · maneuvering · positioning · leverage
counterproposedaccepted
Formally agreed to
agreed · consented · approved · acquiesced · acceded
counterproposedproposed
Offered for acceptance
initiated · originated · put forward · offered · suggested