Counter
Counter adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Opposed to and counter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opposed to" instead a preposition "Counter".
Opposed to
Counter and opposed to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counter" instead a preposition phrase "Opposed to".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Some spells are specifically opposed to and counter other spells (haste and slow may counter each other as well as themselves).
Source: Counterspell - Which makes getting the Magic-counter materia merely tedious, as opposed to teeth-gnashingly frustrating.
- Designed as a specific counter to some other type of unit (usually vehicles/buildings or air units), as opposed to the more versatile basic units.
Source: Real-Time Strategy
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