| VERB | social | counteract, antagonize, antagonise | act in opposition to |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | counteract, countercheck | oppose or check by a counteraction | |
| social | counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance | oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | |
| social | counteract, sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken | destroy property or hinder normal operations |
| Sounds | kaw'nterae.kt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abstract ... whacked: 41 rhymes with aekt... | |
| Meaning | act in opposition to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | antagonize, antagonise | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | contrariar, contrarrestar, llevar la contraria, llevar la contra | |
| Catalan | contrarestar | |
| Meaning | Oppose or check by a counteraction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | countercheck | |
| Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of |
| Spanish | contrarrestar | |
| Meaning | Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" | |
| Synonyms | countervail, neutralize, counterbalance | |
| Narrower | override | counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) |
| Broader | cancel, offset, set off | Make up for |
| Spanish | contrarrestar, neutralizar | |
| Catalan | contrarestar, neutralitzar | |
| Adjectives | counteractive | opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action |
| Nouns | counteraction | action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action |
| Meaning | Destroy property or hinder normal operations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken | |
| Narrower | derail | Cause to run off the tracks |
| Broader | disobey | refuse to go along with |
| Spanish | minar, sabotear, socavar, subvertir, trastornar | |
| Catalan | minar, sabotejar, soscavar, subvertir | |
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