All counteractive synonyms
coun·ter·act
C c adj counteractive
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- interfering — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- countering — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
noun counteractive
- cure — If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- medicine — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
- remedy — something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- preventive — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- relief — prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
adjective counteractive
- checking — the process of making sure that something is correct or satisfactory