Counteract synonyms

koun'tər-ăkt'

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neutralize
(Chemistry) To make (a solution) neutral.
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invalidate
To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
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check (related)
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
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halt (related)
(Intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
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offset (related)
To smudge with an offset
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thwart
To prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate.
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hinder (related)
To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.
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countercheck
To check again in order to verify.
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prevent (related)
Book of Common Prayer
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complement
Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection:
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counterpart
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
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obverse
(Logic) The counterpart of a proposition obtained by exchanging the affirmative for the negative quality of the whole proposition and then negating the predicate:
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opposition
(Astrol., Astron.) The position of two celestial bodies when their celestial longitudes differ by 180°; esp., the position of a superior planet or the full moon when it is in opposition with the sun
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riposte
(Fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
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annul
To formally revoke the validity of.
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antagonize
To incur the dislike of; make an enemy of
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antidote
A substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.
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balance
To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
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cancel
To invalidate or annul something.
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contrapose
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contravene
To go against; oppose; conflict with; violate
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correct
To correct is defined as to remove errors or to point out errors.
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defeat
To make null and void
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foil
To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.
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negate
To make ineffective or invalid; nullify:
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negative
To veto
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nullify
To nullify is to invalidate something or cancel the effectiveness of something.
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oppose
To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
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overcome
To overcome is to prevail in spite of adversity, to successfully solve a problem or defeat an opponent, or to be consumed with something.
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parry
To parry is to answer a question with an evasive reply, or to avoid an attack by using a countermove.
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resist
To keep from yielding to, being affected by, or enjoying
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assist (antonym)
(Sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
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support (antonym)
To offer help or advice regarding (a product or service).
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aid (antonym)
The definition of aid means to provide help or to provide some item or advice that will make something easier or that will solve a problem.
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approve (antonym)
The definition of approve is to say you like something or you are alright with it happening.
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compensate
To compensate is to pay someone for services performed, to repay someone for some wrong or that something positive exists to make up for something negative.
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counterbalance
To be a counterbalance to; offset
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countervail
To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
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make up
(Cooking) To assemble, or mix.
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set off
(Idiomatic) To make angry.
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order (related)
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
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action (related)
(Management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
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sabotage
Sabotage is defined as to intentionally destroy something.
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undermine
To dig underneath (something), to make a passage or for destructive or military purposes; to sap. [from 14th c.]
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countermine
To intercept (an enemy mine) with a countermine
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subvert
Subvert is defined as to overthrow, destroy or undermine.
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weaken
(Intransitive) To become weaker.
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antagonise
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
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ameliorate (related)
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alleviate (related)
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neutralise (related)
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lessen (related)
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compensate for (related)
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mitigate (related)
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eliminate (related)
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ward off (related)
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induce (related)
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minimize (related)
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frustrate
The definition of frustrate is to hinder someone's plans or efforts, or to make someone feel annoyed because you are hindering their efforts or refusing to cooperate.
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help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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  • Efforts have been made to counteract this feeling by making the Church more distinctly English.

  • Meanwhile, philosophic forces to counteract materialism were weak.

  • No amount of time on the treadmill can counteract eating a triple cheese pizza every day.

  • According to the light railway commissioners, experience satisfied them (a) that light railways were much needed in many parts of the country and that many of the lines proposed, but not constructed, were in fact necessary to admit of the progress, and even the maintenance, of existing trade interests; and (b) that improved means of access were requisite to assist in retaining the population on the land, to counteract the remoteness of rural districts, and also, in the neighbourhood of industrial centres, to cope with the difficulties as to housing and the supply of labour.

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