Thesaurus:counteract

Thesaurus:counteract

THESAURUS

counteract

English

Verb

(intransitive)

Synonyms

• counteract

• countervail

• counterwork

• remedy

Antonyms

• abet

• assist    [WS]

• help    [WS]

• reinforce

• support    [WS]

• sustain

Hyponyms

• offset    [WS]

•   —

• balance out (idiomatic)

• cancel out

• neutralise

• nullify

•   —

• detoxicate

• detoxify

•   —

• countercharm

• counterspell

•   —

• countercheck

• countervote

• fight    [WS]

• override

Further reading

• “179. counteraction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “counteract” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.