to countervail

Examples

• All

• Also, a review of this literature is timely in light of two countervailing developments.

  Academic text (2011)

• The countervailing forces against change must be enormous.

  This Changes Everything (2019)

• But without a countervailing push from the political center, they are fast becoming its defining feature.

  Academic text (2000)

• In time, this trend is likely to give rise to a countervailing power, the social basis for further political liberalization.

  Academic text (1994)

• Another example can be found in the countervailing duty on subsidized imports.

  Academic text (1999)

• And the strength of his argument lies in arguing the need to consider countervailing risks and not simply single-case risks.

  Academic text (2013)

• First, countervailing tendencies in the provinces are much less palpable than in the center.

  Academic text (1999)

• When the stronger party makes unilateral decisions, the weaker party is forced to seek countervailing power, thus weakening cooperation.

  Academic text (1994)

• The SCM Agreement contains rules concerning government subsidies and the imposition of countervailing duties against such subsidies.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The new safety regulations were introduced to countervail the risks associated with the project.

Synonyms

C

to counter

vsto countervail

190 4.3

To respond by acting against something

is more focused on balancing outcomes, not only replying or arguing

O

to offset

vsto countervail

104 4.4

To reduce a bad effect by providing something that balances it

leans toward balancing or neutralizing rather than just correcting amount

C

to compensate

vsto countervail

94 3.7

To change something to reduce a problem caused by something else

is more active opposition to reduce effects rather than mere adjustment

D

to deflect

vsto countervail

76 4.6

To turn attention away from a person or thing

is focused on neutralizing or balancing, not merely diverting direction

M

to mitigate

vsto countervail

63 5.8

Make something less harmful or painful

is about acting to balance or neutralize, not only soften harm

C

to counteract

vsto countervail

47 4.8

To act against something to reduce its effect

is broader, focusing on balancing rather than only stopping

N

to neutralize

vsto countervail

39 5.6

To stop an action or effect by acting against it

is about balancing or reducing rather than only removing harm

R

to repel

vsto countervail

21 4.2

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

is about balancing effects rather than pushing back physically or forcefully

C

to cancel out

vsto countervail

12 4.0

Make one thing stop the effect of another so nothing happens

focuses on balancing or reducing rather than complete mutual cancellation

N

to nullify

vsto countervail

12 6.8

To make something lose its effect or value

tends to aim at balancing or reducing rather than full removal

C

to counterbalance

vsto countervail

9 5.1

To balance the effect of something by adding an opposite force

is more about action that fights or reduces effects directly

R

to rebuff

vsto countervail

3 7.9

To drive back an attack or enemy force

aims to reduce or balance impact rather than reject or refuse action

C

to counterweight

vsto countervail

1 5.7

To balance something by adding weight or cancelling its effect

covers active measures that fight effects rather than just adding weight

C

to counterpoise

vsto countervail

1 9.8

To balance something by acting against it

is about acting to reduce or neutralize effects, not only static balance

T

to take measures against

vsto countervail

• Formal

1 3.5

Do things to prevent or deal with a problem

is a single opposing act aiming to balance effects rather than general steps

C

to counterpose

vsto countervail

8.4

To act as a balance against a strong opposite force

is broader, meaning act against to reduce effects, not only provide balance

C

to counterforce

vsto countervail

7.2

To use a force that pushes back against another force

is wider, meaning act to balance or reduce effects beyond pure force

C

to countercheck

vsto countervail

8.6

To act against something to stop or limit it

is about general balancing, not only checking by a single action

How Balancing

to overcompensate

22 6.7

to cancel

224 1.0

to countervail

• Formal

4 9.3

to neutralize

39 5.6

to dampen

16 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology