counteract

counteract is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.
2. verb. destroy property or hinder normal operations

   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

   Synonyms: countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken

3. verb. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

   "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

   Synonyms: counterbalance, countervail, neutralize

4. verb. act in opposition to

   Synonyms: antagonise, antagonize

5. verb. oppose or check by a counteraction

   Synonyms: countercheck

Synonyms

countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize, antagonise, antagonize, countercheck

Common word forms

counteracts, counteracted, counteracter, counteracting

Words from these letters

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