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counter clockwise

adverb, adjective

counter clockwise is an adverb meaning “Alternative form of counterclockwise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-L-O-C-K-W-I-S-E.

What does counter clockwise mean?

adverb

  1. 1

    Alternative form of counterclockwise.

adjective

as counter-clockwise
  1. 1

    USCounterclockwise; anticlockwise.

adverb

as counter-clockwise
  1. 1

    USCounterclockwise; anticlockwise.

adjective

  1. 1

    Alternative form of counter-clockwise.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of counter clockwise

  • more counter-clockwise comparative
  • most counter-clockwise superlative

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with counter clockwise

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

counter-clockwise vs counterclockwise10 G

Also written: counterclockwise (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).