Synonyms 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

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Check
   • Disobey

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1. counteractverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, contravene, resist, cross, thwart, hinder, check, defeat, frustrate, run counter to, act against, clash with

2. counteractverb

   Synonyms:
   neutralize, destroy the effect of

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1. counteractverb

   Synonyms:
   defeat, frustrate, contravene, neutralize

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1. List of paraphrases for "counteract":

   counter, neutralize, offset, counterbalance, combat, neutralise, thwart, frustrate

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How to use counteract in a sentence?

1. Ken Yeager:

   We know that physical activity and healthy foods will help your body better deal with stress, and yet we often avoid them when we need them the most, people really need to think about this downward spiral we get into and work harder to counteract it.

2. Rex Tillerson:

   All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table, diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary.

3. Devin Kimble:

   The place where [the beer] is most different is that the beer has about 10% carbonation. That's to push the aroma and counteract the numbing of the senses you get inflight. This makes the beer livelier on the tongue.

4. Jane Greer:

   Positive emotions are fundamental to any relationship because they counteract the negative emotions that shut us down.

5. Miles Taylor:

   It puts the agencies in an impossible position because it's their own boss and how are they going counteract the chief executive of our government ? in the past four years there's been a lot done to prepare the United States for the possibility of disinformation and foreign interference in the election.