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counteract
coun·ter·act C0684600 (koun′tər-ăkt′)tr.v. coun·ter·act·ed, coun·ter·act·ing, coun·ter·acts To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check. coun′ter·ac′tion n.coun′ter·ac′tive adj.coun′ter·ac′tive·ly adv.counteract (ˌkaʊntərˈækt) vb (tr) to oppose, neutralize, or mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check ˌcounterˈaction n ˌcounterˈactive adj ˌcounterˈactively advcoun•ter•act (ˌkaʊn tərˈækt) v.t. to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action. [1670–80] coun`ter•ac′tion, n. coun`ter•ac′tive, adj. coun`ter•ac′tive•ly, adv. counteract Past participle: counteracted Gerund: counteracting
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counteract | counteract |
Present |
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I counteract | you counteract | he/she/it counteracts | we counteract | you counteract | they counteract |
Preterite |
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I counteracted | you counteracted | he/she/it counteracted | we counteracted | you counteracted | they counteracted |
Present Continuous |
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I am counteracting | you are counteracting | he/she/it is counteracting | we are counteracting | you are counteracting | they are counteracting |
Present Perfect |
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I have counteracted | you have counteracted | he/she/it has counteracted | we have counteracted | you have counteracted | they have counteracted |
Past Continuous |
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I was counteracting | you were counteracting | he/she/it was counteracting | we were counteracting | you were counteracting | they were counteracting |
Past Perfect |
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I had counteracted | you had counteracted | he/she/it had counteracted | we had counteracted | you had counteracted | they had counteracted |
Future |
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I will counteract | you will counteract | he/she/it will counteract | we will counteract | you will counteract | they will counteract |
Future Perfect |
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I will have counteracted | you will have counteracted | he/she/it will have counteracted | we will have counteracted | you will have counteracted | they will have counteracted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be counteracting | you will be counteracting | he/she/it will be counteracting | we will be counteracting | you will be counteracting | they will be counteracting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been counteracting | you have been counteracting | he/she/it has been counteracting | we have been counteracting | you have been counteracting | they have been counteracting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been counteracting | you will have been counteracting | he/she/it will have been counteracting | we will have been counteracting | you will have been counteracting | they will have been counteracting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been counteracting | you had been counteracting | he/she/it had been counteracting | we had been counteracting | you had been counteracting | they had been counteracting |
Conditional |
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I would counteract | you would counteract | he/she/it would counteract | we would counteract | you would counteract | they would counteract |
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I would have counteracted | you would have counteracted | he/she/it would have counteracted | we would have counteracted | you would have counteracted | they would have counteracted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | counteract - act in opposition toantagonise, antagonizeact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 2. | counteract - oppose or check by a counteractioncountercheckcurb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | | 3. | counteract - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"countervail, neutralize, counterbalanceoverride - counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" | | 4. | counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken, subvertderail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
counteractverb1. act against, check, defeat, prevent, oppose, resist, frustrate, foil, thwart, hinder, cross Many countries within the region are planning measures to counteract a missile attack.2. offset, negate, neutralize, invalidate, counterbalance, annul, obviate, countervail pills to counteract high blood pressurecounteractverb1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to:balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset, set off.2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:cancel, negate, neutralize, nullify.Translationscounteract (kauntərˈӕkt) verb to undo or prevent the effect of. the government's efforts to counteract inflation. 抵消,對抗 对抗,抵消 ˌcounterˈaction noun 抵消,對抗 对抗,抵消 counteract
counteract (kown″tĕr-ăkt′) To act against or in opposition to. counteract
Synonyms for counteractverb act againstSynonyms- act against
- check
- defeat
- prevent
- oppose
- resist
- frustrate
- foil
- thwart
- hinder
- cross
verb offsetSynonyms- offset
- negate
- neutralize
- invalidate
- counterbalance
- annul
- obviate
- countervail
Synonyms for counteractverb to act as an equalizing weight or force toSynonyms- balance
- compensate
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- make up
- offset
- set off
verb to make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amountSynonyms- cancel
- negate
- neutralize
- nullify
Synonyms for counteractverb act in opposition toSynonymsRelated Wordsverb oppose or check by a counteractionSynonymsRelated Words- curb
- hold in
- control
- moderate
- contain
- check
- hold
verb oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actionsSynonyms- countervail
- neutralize
- counterbalance
Related Words- override
- cancel
- offset
- set off
verb destroy property or hinder normal operationsSynonyms- countermine
- sabotage
- undermine
- weaken
- subvert
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