Antonyms for counteract
ˌkaʊn tərˈæktcoun·ter·act

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1. counteract

   To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is prevented by anything that comes in before it to make it impossible; it is hindered by anything that keeps it from either beginning or ending so soon as it otherwise would, or as expected or intended. It is more common, however, to say that the start is delayed, the progress hindered. An action that is hindered does not take place at the appointed or appropriate time; that which is prevented does not take place at all; to hinder a thing long enough may amount to preventing it. A railroad-train may be hindered by a snow-storm from arriving on time; it may by special order be prevented from starting. To retard is simply to make slow by any means whatever. To obstruct is to hinder, or possibly to prevent advance or passage by putting something in the way; to oppose or resist is to hinder, or possibly to prevent by directly contrary or hostile action, resist being the stronger term and having more suggestion of physical force; obstructed roads hinder the march of an enemy, tho there may be no force strong enough to oppose it; one opposes a measure, a motion, an amendment, or the like; it is a criminal offense to resist an officer in the discharge of his duty; the physical system may resist the attack of disease or the action of a remedy. Compare CONQUER; IMPEDIMENT; OBSTRUCT.

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   Synonyms:
   baffle, balk, bar, block, check, clog, delay, embarrass, encumber, foil, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, interrupt, obstruct, oppose, prevent, resist, retard, stay, stop, thwart

   Preposition:
   Hinder one in his progress; from acting promptly; by opposition.

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1. counteract

   Antonyms:
   aid, help, abet, promote, conserve, co-operate, subserve

   Synonyms:
   counterinfluence, counterfoil, foil, baffle, neutralize, oppose, rival, thwart, hinder

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Check
   • Disobey

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1. antagonize, antagonise, counteractverb

   act in opposition to

   Synonyms:
   antagonize, subvert, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize, weaken, countermine, antagonise, sabotage, countercheck, undermine

2. countercheck, counteractverb

   oppose or check by a counteraction

   Synonyms:
   antagonize, subvert, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize, weaken, countermine, antagonise, sabotage, countercheck, undermine

3. counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalanceverb

   oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

   "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

   Synonyms:
   waste, countermine, countervail, even off, compensate, counterbalance, negate, even out, neutralise, subvert, sabotage, correct, oppose, weaken, even up, neutralize, countercheck, antagonise, nullify, make up, undermine, liquidate, offset, do in, antagonize, knock off

4. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weakenverb

   destroy property or hinder normal operations

   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

   Synonyms:
   countermine, countervail, bring down, vitiate, counterbalance, deprave, debauch, cave, soften, misdirect, overturn, demoralize, subvert, sabotage, debase, profane, weaken, corrupt, damp, pervert, neutralize, demoralise, countercheck, antagonise, de-escalate, undermine, step down, dampen, overthrow, antagonize, break

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1. counteractverb

   Synonyms:
   defeat, frustrate, contravene, neutralize

How to use counteract in a sentence?

1. Anne Milasincic Andrews:

   Something as simple as putting a mint in your mouth can be enough to counteract that zombie-like feeling you get late in the afternoon, once again, just having sensory stimulation.

2. Marc Morial:

   I'm extremely concerned that these efforts will have an impact, that's why we have to do everything in the courts, in the political arena, in the court of public opinion, to organize efforts to counteract it. We have to counteract it because it is so corrosive and so damaging to American democracy.

3. Shaun Mellors:

   We do have to find a way of how we're going to counteract this, because it's increasing in size, in wealth and its ability to influence politicians.

4. Adam Szubin:

   We will continue to use all of our tools to counteract Iran's ballistic missile program and support for terrorism, including through sanctions.

5. President Barack Obama:

   Other countries have mandatory voting, it would be transformative if everybody voted -- that would counteract money more than anything.

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