All counteract synonyms

verb counteract

• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
• rectify — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
• resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
• redress — the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
• counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
• offset — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
• negate — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
• correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
• cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
• countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
• contravene — To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
• fix — to repair; mend.
• buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
• cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
• foil — to cover or back with foil.
• right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
• countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
• counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
• respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
• neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
• stabilise — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
• stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
• lessen — to become less.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
• counterwork — work done in opposition to other work
• go against — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.