| Countercurrent 1. (a.) Running in an opposite direction. 2. (n.) A current running in an opposite direction to the main current. Thesaurus Entries Charybdis, Maelstrom, back stream, backwash, backwater, countercurrent, counterflow, counterflux, eddy, gulf, gurge, maelstrom, refluence, reflux, regurgitation, swirl, twirl, vortex, whirl, whirlpool | ![]() |