as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection
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Recent Examples of counteract
There’s deep emotion and vulnerability in Blanchett’s work, with its performance counteracting the New Boy’s calm and comfortable otherness with an almost overbearing dedication to care.
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Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
This is partly to counteract the soaring unemployment across the continent.
—Chris Barbin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
However, this positive impact isn’t enough to counteract the negative health effects of alcohol.4
Who Should Not Drink?
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 16 June 2025
Modern facelift surgeons lift in a mostly vertical direction to counteract the effects of gravity and time.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 June 2025
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Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
This is partly to counteract the soaring unemployment across the continent.
—Chris Barbin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
However, this positive impact isn’t enough to counteract the negative health effects of alcohol.4
Who Should Not Drink?
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 16 June 2025
Modern facelift surgeons lift in a mostly vertical direction to counteract the effects of gravity and time.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for counteract
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteract
Verb
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The changes to the federal health care programs, particularly Medicaid, were always expected to become a centerpiece of the GOP package, a way to offset the costs of providing tax breaks for millions of Americans.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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This can then be offset against matching or contrasting clothes.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Leaving an open container of baking soda in your fridge can help neutralize odors.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Smart cybersecurity can find, filter, neutralize, and fix cyber threats.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Rework alone—correcting things that have simply been done wrong—accounts for 12% of the cost of projects, on average.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This story was updated to correct information about who would manage the Findlay Community Center's childcare center.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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“Counteract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteract. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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