as in offsetting
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection
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as in resisting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteracting
Verb
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This confirmed that neutralizing the protein could help turn off the overactive immune response.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Our editors love this gel-cream moisturizer's cooling, skin-soothing texture and redness-neutralizing tint.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Through training and patience, owners can work on correcting the inappropriate barking behavior.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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The French formulation contains a blend of oils that nourish the hair while correcting its color.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Those courts have reached conflicting decisions, with some finding eligibility rules are not only commercial in nature but are problematic under the microscope of antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 July 2025
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The administration has specifically been scrutinized for not releasing the full tranche of documents and its conflicting messages around their existence.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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One other perk: It’s designed to be squeak resistant.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
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Charles de Gaulle was France’s long-serving leader in the 1950s and 1960s and was famously resistant to U.S. global dominance, withdrawing his country from NATO’s military command structure in a bid to increase its military independence and criticizing U.S. policies in Eastern Europe and Vietnam.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent — teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 July 2025
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Though talks are scheduled, mutual distrust and competing demands continue to cloud the path to any lasting agreement.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Team members need to experience having contrary opinions welcomed and explored rather than shut down.—
Maren Perry,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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After searching anxiously for the principles on which a contrary opinion may be supported, none have been found which appear of sufficient force to maintain the opposite doctrine.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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“Counteracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteracting. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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