English

Detailed Synonyms for counteract in English

counteract:

to counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)

  1. to counteract
    to counteract; to withstand; to resist; to oppose; to thwart
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • withstand verbe (withstands, withstood, withstanding)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
  2. to counteract
    to disappoint; to frustrate; to disillusion; to let down; to counteract; to belie; to be contrary; to cross
    • disappoint verbe (disappoints, disappointed, disappointing)
    • frustrate verbe (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
    • disillusion verbe (disillusions, disillusioned, disillusioning)
    • let down verbe (lets down, let down, letting down)
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • belie verbe (belies, belied, belying)
    • be contrary verbe (is contrary, being contrary)
    • cross verbe (crosss, crossed, crossing)
  3. to counteract
    to counteract; to hamper; to frustrate; to hinder; to obstruct; cause failure; to sabotage
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • hamper verbe (hampers, hampered, hampering)
    • frustrate verbe (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
    • hinder verbe (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • obstruct verbe (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • sabotage verbe (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
  4. to counteract
    – destroy property or hinder normal operations 1
    to counteract; to weaken; to sabotage; to undermine; to subvert; countermine
    – destroy property or hinder normal operations 1
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • sabotage verbe (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
      • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war1
    • undermine verbe (undermines, undermined, undermining)
    • subvert verbe (subverts, subverted, subverting)
    • countermine verbe
  5. to counteract
    – oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions 1
    to counteract; to counterbalance; to neutralize; countervail; neutralise
    – oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions 1
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
      • This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues1
    • counterbalance verbe (counterbalances, counterbalanced, counterbalancing)
    • neutralize verbe, américain (neutralizes, neutralized, neutralizing)
    • countervail verbe
    • neutralise verbe, britannique
  6. to counteract
    – act in opposition to 1
    to counteract; to antagonize; antagonise
    – act in opposition to 1
    • counteract verbe (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • antagonize verbe, américain (antagonizes, antagonized, antagonizing)
    • antagonise verbe, britannique
  7. to counteract
    – oppose or check by a counteraction 1
    to counteract; countercheck
    – oppose or check by a counteraction 1

Conjugations for counteract:

present
  1. counteract
  2. counteract
  3. counteracts
  4. counteract
  5. counteract
  6. counteract
simple past
  1. counteracted
  2. counteracted
  3. counteracted
  4. counteracted
  5. counteracted
  6. counteracted
present perfect
  1. have counteracted
  2. have counteracted
  3. has counteracted
  4. have counteracted
  5. have counteracted
  6. have counteracted
past continuous
  1. was counteracting
  2. were counteracting
  3. was counteracting
  4. were counteracting
  5. were counteracting
  6. were counteracting
future
  1. shall counteract
  2. will counteract
  3. will counteract
  4. shall counteract
  5. will counteract
  6. will counteract
continuous present
  1. am counteracting
  2. are counteracting
  3. is counteracting
  4. are counteracting
  5. are counteracting
  6. are counteracting
subjunctive
  1. be counteracted
  2. be counteracted
  3. be counteracted
  4. be counteracted
  5. be counteracted
  6. be counteracted
diverse
  1. counteract!
  2. let's counteract!
  3. counteracted
  4. counteracting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "counteract":

  • counteracting, counteractive

Alternate Synonyms for "counteract":


Related Definitions for "counteract":

  1. destroy property or hinder normal operations1
  2. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions1
    • This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues1
  3. act in opposition to1
  4. oppose or check by a counteraction1