counteractive

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Recent Examples of counteractive Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteractive
Adjective
  • During sleep, heart rate and blood pressure drop too, which is beneficial for the little vessels in your brain.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Foliage color can vary between individual trees, which is why planting–and shopping–in fall is beneficial.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But methanol is more lethal, say the article authors, and methanol poisoning often requires antidotal therapy as well as supporting therapy and critical care.
    Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 23 June 2020
  • Ortiz recommended people in areas where the epidemic is centered should be carrying the antidotal substance Narcan or naloxone.
    Fox News, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2019
Adjective
  • Perhaps there’s something salutary about being thrown off-balance, the novel suggests.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Yet Xi probably sees such suffering among the high command as having a salutary effect.
    JONATHAN A. CZIN, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • These offer a helpful guide to behaviors with positive effects.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This can be helpful for people who have back and knee pain.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Counteractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteractive. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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