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Counteractive

🔄 Synonyms of "Counteractive"

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WordDefinition
opposingThat opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
antinounOpposed to something.
offsettingnounThe use of one thing to offset another; the practice of compensating for or counterbalancing one thing or amount by another contrary thing or amount
compensatory(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
antacidnounAn agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from 18th c.]
antiphlogisticnoun(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
antidotal(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote.
countervailing(formal) Compensating with equal force.
compensativenounthat compensates for something; compensatory
antnounAny of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

↔️ Antonyms of "Counteractive"

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WordDefinition
activenounHaving the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

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WordDefinition
opposingThat opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
countervailing(formal) Compensating with equal force.
offsettingnounThe use of one thing to offset another; the practice of compensating for or counterbalancing one thing or amount by another contrary thing or amount
compensativethat compensates for something; compensatory
compensatory(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
antiOpposed to something.
antidotal(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote.
antiphlogistic(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
antacidnounAn agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from 18th c.]
antnounAny of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
counteradhesiveThat counters adhesion
contraregulatoryAlternative form of counterregulatory. [(physiology) That counters a regulatory process, especially the action of a hormone]
counterregulatorynoun(physiology) That counters a regulatory process, especially the action of a hormone
counterinflammatorynounThat counters the body's response to inflammation
anticyclingnounOpposed to cycling or cyclists
antihormonal(medicine) That counteracts the effects of a particular hormone
antiaggressive(medicine) Counteracting aggression.
anticoagulativeThat counters coagulation
anticarious(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antihypersensitivityThat counters hypersensitivity

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