as in offsets
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 counteracts
The red counteracts the green, and the acidity helps neutralize the reaction.
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Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
In combination, these strategies offer a blueprint for daily living that counteracts some of the evolutionary mismatches of modern life.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
So when your internal temperature starts turning up the heat, this machine-washable cooling blanket counteracts it by enhancing air circulation and wicking any initial sweat.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
In combination, these strategies offer a blueprint for daily living that counteracts some of the evolutionary mismatches of modern life.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
So when your internal temperature starts turning up the heat, this machine-washable cooling blanket counteracts it by enhancing air circulation and wicking any initial sweat.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteracts
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Global streamers have broadly rejected the necessity of quotas, claiming their local investment in content and jobs offsets them.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rose Glass' directorial debut is an ecclesiastical horror that offsets the fine line between devotion and delusion, all while stirring the painful emotions of loneliness and trauma.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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This is because potassium neutralizes acids that can contribute to bone loss.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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While most scented soaps do a mediocre job of masking food smells with harsh, cheap fragrances, Naomi’s scrub neutralizes offending odors with bread-yeast enzymes, then leaves behind subtle, but incredibly luxurious notes of bergamot, black pepper, sandalwood, and ginger.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cook said the risk of further weakness in the labor market outweighs the risk of rising inflation.—
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CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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But global need far outweighs that support.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pastel counterbalances the darker and mid-tones in the forecast.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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The book counterbalances the weirdo factor with multiple heartwarming Disney Adult interviews, including one with an amputee who achieved a running goal at a Disney race and another in which a woman reprioritized, choosing a church mission trip instead of financing another Disney World adventure.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Counteracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteracts. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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