Counteract
Contents
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ækt
Verb
Counteract (third-person singular simple present Counteracts, present participle Counteracting, simple past and past participle Counteracted)
- To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
Thesaurus
annul, antagonize, baffle, balance, balk, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against, blast, brave, bump heads, cancel, cancel out, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confound, confront, confute, contend, contradict, contrapose, contraposit, contrast, contrast with, contravene, controvert, correct, counter, counterattack, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, counterpose, countervail, counterweigh, counterwork, cross, dash, defeat, defy, destroy, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dish, disrupt, elude, equiponderate, face, fix, flummox, foil, front, frustrate, go against, go counter to, interfere with, join the opposition, juxtapose in opposition, knock the chocks, lie opposite, lock horns, match, meet head-on, militate against, mitigate, negate, negative, neutralize, nonplus, not abide, nullify, offset, oppose, oppugn, perplex, play at cross-purposes, polarize, pose against, protest, put in opposition, rectify, redress, resist, right, ruin, run against, run counter to, sabotage, scotch, set off, set over against, spike, spoil, square, square up, stand opposed, stand opposite, stonewall, stump, subtend, swim upstream, take issue with, thwart, traverse, upset, vote against, withstand, work against
