Counteract
Counteract verb - To balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective.
Help is an antonym for counteract in do opposing action topic.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Common collocations
| reputation | counteract reputation | help reputation |
| fact | counteract fact | help fact |
| earth | counteract earth | help earth |
Both words in one sentence
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McCoy - saving lives from the Devidians takes priority over everything else and you help pioneer a way to counteract the Devidians' absorptions.
Source: Butterfly of Doom -
She later uses makeup — she is an Avon lady after all — to help conceal them to an extent, as well as to counteract his pale skin.
Source: Film / Edward Scissorhands -
For this reason he's willing to help Yagharek counteract his punishment.
Source: Deliberate Values Dissonance
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