Thesaurus results for COUNTER ACT

counteract

verb

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈakt

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of counteract While many workers would be anxious at the idea of their employers tracking their days online, the pilot plan is actually an effort to counteract overwork among its junior staffers, according to the reporting. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026 Google co-founder Sergey Brin has dumped $45 million into a campaign committee that’s sponsoring a handful of other ballot measures, including three currently collecting signatures, that seek to counteract the tax in various ways. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026 What can these films do to counteract attitudes about artificial intelligence or the encroachment of AI? —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026 In cases like Munster’s, where the sole purpose of going into menopause is to reduce the estrogen fueling a painful condition, adding back hormones with HT could counteract the potential benefit. —

Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counteract

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteract

Verb

Members of the United States Congress recently introduced bills that would provide money to Americans to offset the cost of tariffs.

— Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2026
The transportation network, in hopes of surmounting its budget problems and offsetting rising labor costs, had increased last year what hotels paid annually by 5%, but did not want to go higher.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026