Thesaurus results for COUNTERFORCE

counterforce

noun

ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌfȯrs

as in counter

a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective the belief that higher interest rates are an effective counterforce to inflationary pressures

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Recent Examples of counterforce The only country that currently has enough nuclear weapons to conceivably launch a counterforce strike against the United States is Russia, so USA TODAY based its weapons analysis on Moscow’s nuclear arsenal. —

Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2026 In view of these drawbacks, a better approach would be to adapt the current counterforce strategy for the new era. —

Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 Or maybe fast-food chains did streamline their business processes with the help of new technologies, but at the same time, maybe there were productivity-sucking counterforces. —

Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025 History shows that autocratic states like Russia are only deterred by a strong counterforce from a rival that balances it and threatens its survival. —

William Walldorf, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for counterforce

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Noun

The 30-seat Soho counter restaurant makes each roll to order, placing them directly into your palm to be eaten on the spot.

— Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
As words have incantatory power to shift elements of fate, as well as matters of the heart, this project calls forward questions around an alleged family curse from Nagasaki and the writing process as its own counter-spell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026