Avert and Counteract

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Avert

Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Usage example: her careful planning averted disaster
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Counteract and avert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Counteract" instead a verb "Avert".
Nearby Words: aversion, averting, avertable

Counteract

Counteract verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
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Avert and counteract are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avert" instead a verb "Counteract".
Nearby Words: counteraction, counteractive, counteracting

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tendency avert tendency counteract tendency
kind avert kind counteract kind
status avert status counteract status
fate avert fate counteract fate
Other words: number, trend, plan, explosion, damage.
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