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Counteract

🔄 Synonyms of "Counteract"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
subvertverb	(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
sabotagenoun	To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
counterminenoun	A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
counterbalanceverb	(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
weakenverb	(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
antagonizeverb	(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
countervailverb	To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
neutralizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
counterchecknoun	A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
antagoniseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize. [(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Counteract"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
antagonizeverb	(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
sabotageverb	To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
countercheckverb	To recheck.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
neutralizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
countervailverb	To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
subvertverb	(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
counterbalanceverb	(transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force.
weakenverb	(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
antagoniseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize. [(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).]
countermineverb	(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining.
counterattackverb	Alternative form of counter-attack. [To attack in response to an attack by opponents.]
counterverb	To contradict, oppose.
opposeverb	To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
refuteverb	(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
contradictverb	To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
gainsayverb	(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
resistverb	(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
obviateverb	(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
negateverb	To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.