🔄 Synonyms of "Counteractive"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| opposing | That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side. |
| antinoun | Opposed to something. |
| offsettingnoun | The 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 |
| antacidnoun | An 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. |
| compensativenoun | that compensates for something; compensatory |
| antnoun | Any 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"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| activenoun | Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Counteractive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| opposing | That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side. |
| countervailing | (formal) Compensating with equal force. |
| offsettingnoun | The use of one thing to offset another; the practice of compensating for or counterbalancing one thing or amount by another contrary thing or amount |
| compensative | that compensates for something; compensatory |
| compensatory | (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury |
| anti | Opposed to something. |
| antidotal | (pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote. |
| antiphlogistic | (pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation. |
| antacidnoun | An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from 18th c.] |
| antnoun | Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females. |
| counteradhesive | That counters adhesion |
| contraregulatory | Alternative 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 |
| counterinflammatorynoun | That counters the body's response to inflammation |
| anticyclingnoun | Opposed to cycling or cyclists |
| antihormonal | (medicine) That counteracts the effects of a particular hormone |
| antiaggressive | (medicine) Counteracting aggression. |
| anticoagulative | That counters coagulation |
| anticarious | (dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries |
| antihypersensitivity | That counters hypersensitivity |
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