Counteractive and Penal

Counteractive adjective - Opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action.

Penal and counteractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penal" instead an adjective "Counteractive".

Nearby Words: counteract, counteraction, counteracted, counteracting

Penal adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

Counteractive and penal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counteractive" instead an adjective "Penal".

Nearby Words: penalize, penalty, penalization, penally