COUNTERING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

countering 1 of 2

adjective

as in opposing

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countering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of counter

as in fighting

to strive to reduce or eliminate efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country

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Recent Examples of countering

Verb

The agreement came after the EU unveiled a new Arctic strategy aimed at countering growing Russian and Chinese influence in the region. — Lee Ying Shan,matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 The election is widely viewed in Israel as a referendum on whether to grant Netanyahu another term to pursue his war objectives, including disarming Hamas and Hezbollah and countering the nuclear threat from the Islamic Republic. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Abdur Rahman Tarafder said last week, countering a push by manufacturers to delay the next mandatory review until 2028. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 The company presents the platform as a scalable approach to countering increasingly sophisticated unmanned aircraft. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 Friedman’s proposal would build on existing public- and private-sector initiatives and could complement the nation’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism framework, which the administration is working to modernize. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Tens of thousands of drones have been launched in the wars in Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, and countering them is costly, imprecise, and dangerous, with defensive missiles leading to all manner of falling debris. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Reanimating or restaging this material through performance is a way of countering totalizing pictures of Choi, her legacy, and imperialist ideology. — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026 With the trigger held down, the controller did a good job monitoring changes in acceleration and countering the wagon’s speed to maintain my walking pace. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countering

Adjective

Notre Dame, another of the United States’ prominent Catholic universities — only about 80 miles from where the pope grew up in Dolton — would be on the opposing side.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
In those days, the addition of a rival name to a party ballot by an insidious printer could swing countless votes to the opposing party.

— Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of opposing

Verb

There’s such a funny contrast between the peaceful idea of gardening and the absolute chaos of fighting your friends.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
The formula helps reduce the risk of damage with a conditioning and strengthening blend of sunflower seed oil, hydrolyzed rice protein, and glycerin, which are also all heroes at fighting color-fading and dryness.

— Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of fighting

Verb

In her first statement, Stewart told Page Six that she has been committed to combating homelessness via charity and will continue to work toward making a difference.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Born in Palestine but displaced to Egypt as a child because of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the righteous but mild-mannered Odeh dedicated his adult life to combating discrimination against his people in America.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of combating

Adjective

The committee noted conflicting evidence on the drug’s efficacy and clear safety risks, including brain bleeds, in large numbers of patients.

— C. Joseph Ross Daval, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
Jocelyn Jackson knew both the victim and the defendant, but has given conflicting answers about whether Mo3 and Beezy actually had a feud.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of conflicting

Adjective

When competing schools want to obtain the services of elite athletes but are blocked by NCAA eligibility limits, as has been the case, that’s a potential antitrust problem.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of competing

Adjective

People also must be tested for HIV prior to starting the drug and with each injection; drug-resistant HIV has been identified when used by people with an undiagnosed HIV infection.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
What reaches Earth is usually small, dense and heat-resistant, such as titanium, steel and glass.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of resistant

Adjective

The hardworking, hard-to-play-against, honest types that get after it for your team or make life difficult on the opposing team with their persistence or heaviness.

— Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Many of these are responses to the above points on the ‘against’ side, and some of them are proposals for directions to explore to help overcome the issues raised.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024