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Counteracter vs Counteracted - What's the difference?

counteracter | counteracted |

As a noun counteracter

is something that counteracts.

As a verb counteracted is

past tense of counteract.

counteracter

English

Alternative forms

* counteractor

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that counteracts.

    • counteracted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (counteract)

    • counteract

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act in opposition to; thwart; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * counteractant * counteracter * counteractingly * counteraction * counteractive * counteractively * counteractor