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Words related to counteract

Related / Similar Words: sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance, antagonize, antagonise, countercheck

Definition:

destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war";

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues";

act in opposition to;

oppose or check by a counteraction;

Hyponyms: derail, override

Derivational Morphology: sabotage, counterbalance, offset, neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction, antagonism

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