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Synonyms for "countercurrent" in English

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countercurrent:
- crosscurrent; countercurrent; rip; riptide; tide rip

English

Detailed Synonyms for countercurrent in English

countercurrent:

countercurrent [the ~] nom

the countercurrent

– actions counter to the main group activity ¹
the crosscurrent; the countercurrent
– actions counter to the main group activity ¹
- crosscurrent [the ~] nom
  - political crosscurrents disrupted the conference¹
- countercurrent [the ~] nom
the countercurrent

– a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current ¹
the rip; the crosscurrent; the countercurrent; the riptide; the tide rip
– a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current ¹
- rip [the ~] nom
- crosscurrent [the ~] nom
- countercurrent [the ~] nom
- riptide [the ~] nom
- tide rip [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "countercurrent":

rip; riptide; tide rip; crosscurrent; turbulence; turbulency
strife

Related Definitions for "countercurrent":

actions counter to the main group activity¹
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University