COUNTERACTING Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in resisting

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counteracting

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verb

present participle of counteract

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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Ferroni said that's likely because the weight of active capital in the market is counteracting and potentially working as a stronger force than that ongoing volatility. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Propositions 41 and 42 — the two measures aimed at counteracting the billionaires tax — garnered an opposition position from the party. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Bent-over rows may be especially helpful for counteracting the forward head and rounded shoulder positioning that can result from frequent cell phone use. — Danielle Zickl, Health, 27 July 2026 These physiological adaptations may play a role in counteracting cardiovascular risk factors, according to the authors of the study published June 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Bananas Bananas provide potassium, a mineral that plays a crucial role in managing blood pressure by counteracting the effects of sodium. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026 The active ingredient, proanthocyanidins, prevents UTIs by counteracting bacteria. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026 As America’s territory grew larger, the telegraph in effect made the country smaller, counteracting the slow communications the Founders had counted on. — Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 Round mirrors create a gentle flow, Ruff explains, counteracting all the sharp angles in a minimalist bathroom. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteracting

Adjective

There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of resisting

Verb

Meanwhile, the increase in the price of oil is offsetting Iran’s economic losses from the war.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
The company put the tariff refund benefit to margins at 85 basis points, offsetting a 60 basis point decline due to a change in the sales mix resulting from the prior acquisitions of GMS and Mingledorff.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of offsetting

Adjective

Federal immigration officials have also issued an arrest warrant for Godoy Alfaro, accusing him of assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding or interfering with a federal officer.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
During training camp and the preseason, Reich has used his tight ends in various ways to exploit opposing defenses.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of opposing

Verb

Ukraine and Iran have both demonstrated how to adapt cheaper technologies for both offensive and defensive purposes, neutralizing their opponents’ advantage in vastly more expensive high-tech systems.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
When moving in an inert, neutralizing background, a gas of electrons tend to crystallize at low densities as their potential energy is more dominant than their kinetic energy.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of neutralizing

Adjective

The news of Sharma's capture follows conflicting reports that claimed he was taken into custody back in January.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Complicating those commitments are threats from the DP World Tour to reinstitute fines for members playing in conflicting events.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conflicting

Verb

As starlight streams through the telescope, those actuators subtly reshape the mirrors in real time, correcting for imperfections in the telescope's optics smaller than the width of a strand of DNA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Here’s how to figure out the cause, along with tips for correcting and preventing the problem.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of correcting

Adjective

But what sinks the latter two shows is that voters still seem to be resistant toward honoring works of science-fiction.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
Jonathan Howland, an emeritus professor of emergency medicine at Boston University, who has studied hangovers and people who are mysteriously resistant to them, thinks that one possible source of the condition is methanol.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of resistant

Adjective

When competing schools want to obtain the services of elite athletes but are blocked by NCAA eligibility limits, as has been the case, that’s a potential antitrust problem.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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