Synonyms for counteract


Grammar : Verb
Spell : koun-ter-akt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkaʊn tərˈækt

Top 10 synonyms for counteract Other synonyms for the word counteract

Définition of counteract

Origin :
  • 1670s, from counter- + act (v.). Related: Counteracted; counteracting.
  • verb do opposing action
Example sentences :
  • He does not wish me to be there without his presence to counteract my evil influences.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • This impression, however, I found I could counteract the moment I had time for reflection.
  • Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
  • To no end did Barrington exert himself to conceal or counteract this frigidity.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • Warnings have been broadcasted, but there are no stocks of chemicals that might counteract it.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Hence, we must counteract the ocular deception by an adjustment of proportions.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • What methods did they adopt to counteract the discomfort of mal de mer?
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
  • This is done that any curve in the one may counteract that in the other.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Its death could not counteract the effect of its poison already in my veins.
  • Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
  • I made a study of his tactics and was preparing to counteract him.
  • Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
  • The latter tends directly and powerfully to counteract the former.
  • Extract from : « Select Temperance Tracts » by American Tract Society

Antonyms for counteract

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