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counteract

Counteract vs Undefined - What's the difference?

counteract | undefined |


As a verb counteract

is 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.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Counteract vs Replace - What's the difference?

counteract | replace |


As verbs the difference between counteract and replace

is that counteract is 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 while replace is .

Counteract vs Boycott - What's the difference?

counteract | boycott |


As a verb counteract

is 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.

As a proper noun boycott is

(a village name).

Counteract vs Overcome - What's the difference?

counteract | overcome |


As verbs the difference between counteract and overcome

is that counteract is 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 while overcome is to surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

Counteract vs Reduce - What's the difference?

counteract | reduce |


As verbs the difference between counteract and reduce

is that counteract is 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 while reduce is to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.

Impede vs Counteract - What's the difference?

impede | counteract |


As verbs the difference between impede and counteract

is that impede is to get in the way of; to hinder while counteract is 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.

Retard vs Counteract - What's the difference?

retard | counteract | Related terms |

Retard is a related term of counteract.


As verbs the difference between retard and counteract

is that retard is to keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder while counteract is 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.

As a noun retard

is retardation; delay.

Interrupt vs Counteract - What's the difference?

interrupt | counteract | Related terms |

Interrupt is a related term of counteract.


As verbs the difference between interrupt and counteract

is that interrupt is to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly while counteract is 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.

As a noun interrupt

is (computing) an event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

Guide vs Counteract - What's the difference?

guide | counteract | Related terms |

Guide is a related term of counteract.


As verbs the difference between guide and counteract

is that guide is while counteract is 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.

Counteract vs Embarrass - What's the difference?

counteract | embarrass | Related terms |

Counteract is a related term of embarrass.


As verbs the difference between counteract and embarrass

is that counteract is 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 while embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.

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