Counteract
Counteract verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
Countermand and counteract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Countermand" instead a verb "Counteract".
Countermand
Countermand verb - Cancel officially.
Counteract and countermand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counteract" instead a verb "Countermand".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cancel and counteract
- cancel and countermand
- thwart and counteract
- thwart and countermand
- stop and counteract
- stop and countermand
- frustrate and counteract
- frustrate and countermand
- invalidate and counteract
- invalidate and countermand
- undo and counteract
- undo and countermand
- nullify and counteract
- nullify and countermand
Common collocations
| seriousness | counteract seriousness | countermand seriousness |
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