Synonyms of countermeasures

countermeasures

noun

plural of countermeasure

as in actions

something done or used with the intention of stopping or preventing something bad or dangerous

new countermeasures against terrorism

The army used electronic countermeasures to block enemy radar.

Related Words

• actions
• measures
• moves
• steps
• efforts
• initiatives
• feats
• operations
• activities
• procedures
• things
• means
• acts
• processes
• countermoves
• expedients
• dealings
• successes
• shifts
• proceedings
• doings
• attempts
• works
• deeds
• countersteps
• exploits
• achievements
• enterprises
• coups
• proposals
• resources
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• triumphs
• shots
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• exertions
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• pains
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• businesses
• cracks
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• stopgaps
• makeshifts
• labors
• whacks
• whiles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of countermeasures

Beskrestnov said Ukraine is working on countermeasures, including sanctions. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Pattern of attacks and countermeasures These incidents mark the latest in a growing series of unprecedented attacks on Black Sea shipping in the exclusive economic zones of NATO countries. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Some experts argue that, ultimately, the way to defeat trouble-making AI agents will be with AI countermeasures to find and combat them. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026

The test also comes amid wider international efforts to develop hypersonic weapons and countermeasures. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

For two countermeasures also on the ballot, the poll found 37% in favor of Proposition 41, which would bar new state taxes that exclude revenues from a state spending limit, while 33% were opposed and 30% were undecided. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026

In the very near future, bad actors may be able to use AI to engineer viruses at home that are intentionally designed to evade human immunity and existing countermeasures. — Stephanie Psaki, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

These are astronauts who were able to do their countermeasures. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026

Israel announces countermeasures Opponents including Britain's opposition Conservative Party warned the move could isolate Israel. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026