to counteract

Examples

• All

• Regular exercise can counteract the negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

• And when you do this regularly, you can counteract the harmful effects of stress.

• And what forces counteract these negative forces?

• - It's gonna counteract the drugs.

  Countdown (2019)

• How did we counteract that?

  DeathBed (2002)

• Now, why on earth would you want to counteract that?

  Grand Central Murder (1942)

• And so to counteract obesity in those groups.

• Teachers cannot hope to counteract all the negative influences in the lives of students.

  Academic text (1994)

• People work a lot harder to counteract loss aversion, it turns out.

• Consequently, OPEC introduced further increases to counteract the erosion of its purchasing power.

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

C

to counter

vsto counteract

190 4.3

To respond by acting against something

is about acting against effects to reduce or neutralize them

C

to compensate

vsto counteract

94 3.7

To change something to reduce a problem caused by something else

opposes a force specifically to reduce or neutralize its effect

M

to mitigate

vsto counteract

63 5.8

Make something less harmful or painful

acts against to neutralize or lower an effect rather than just soften harm

N

to neutralize

vsto counteract

39 5.6

To stop an action or effect by acting against it

acts against things to lower or remove their harmful effect

I

to inhibit

vsto counteract

30 5.4

Stop or make something less likely to happen

acts against existing effects to reduce or cancel their impact rather than prevent occurrence

R

to repel

vsto counteract

21 4.2

Make someone or something move back and stay away, often by using force

aims to lower or neutralize effects rather than physically push them away

C

to cancel out

vsto counteract

12 4.0

Make one thing stop the effect of another so nothing happens

opposes effects to reduce or cancel them rather than only balance them

N

to nullify

vsto counteract

12 6.8

To make something lose its effect or value

acts against something to reduce or neutralize its effect rather than erase value

C

to counterbalance

vsto counteract

9 5.1

To balance the effect of something by adding an opposite force

works by opposing effects to reduce their strength rather than just offsetting

C

to countervail

vsto counteract

• Formal

4 9.3

To act against something to reduce its effect

focuses on taking action to lower an effect rather than only balancing it

C

to counterpoise

vsto counteract

1 9.8

To balance something by acting against it

uses opposing action to lower an effect rather than just adding weight

T

to take measures against

vsto counteract

• Formal

1 3.5

Do things to prevent or deal with a problem

specifically targets existing effects to reduce or neutralize them rather than general prevention

C

to counterforce

vsto counteract

7.2

To use a force that pushes back against another force

aims to lessen an effect through opposing action rather than purely physical force

C

to counterwork

vsto counteract

8.2

Act against something to stop or slow it

focuses on reducing an effect rather than only stopping progress

C

to countercheck

vsto counteract

8.6

To act against something to stop or limit it

is broader, acting to lower or neutralize effects rather than only checking them

Antonyms

A

to aggravate

73 4.6

Make a problem or health condition worse

E

to exacerbate

69 8.0

To make a problem or feeling worse

How Effective

to eliminate

• NSFW

502 3.4

to neutralize

39 5.6

to counteract

47 4.8

to mitigate

63 5.8

to reduce

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology