What is another word for counter-acting?

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punitive, curative, remedial, reformatory, antidotal, restorative, Counteracting, rehabilitative, therapeutic, palliative, penal, disciplinary, amendatory, Emendatory, counteract, alienate, annoy, insult, estrange, struggle, offend, irritate, repel, work against, anger, equalize, adjust, equate, readjust, compensate, redeem, match, square, accord, weigh, come out even, set, even, correspond, attune, collate, parallel, come out, stabilize, steady, harmonize, poise, tie, pair off, nullify, make up for, level, circumvent, stall, cramp, throw a curve, baffle, bar, obstruct, disappoint, ruin, upset the apple cart, throw monkey wrench in, beat, stop, disconcert, dash, forestall, cramp one's style, set aside, put an end to, revoke, void, refute, recant, abrogate, discard, rule out, overthrow, recall, retract, compensate for, render null and void, render inert, suppress, counterpoise, declare invalid, countermand, call off, repeal, rescind, balance out, ignore, vacate, abort, repudiate, discharge, bit, discourage, nip in the bud, slow down, withhold, delay, hold back, choke, play for time, interrupt, tame, squelch, rebuff, cut short, moderate, obviate, terminate, preclude, hold in, inhibit, constrain, slacken pace, bottleneck, curb, reduce, control, keep back, repulse, harness, arrest, repress, impede, rein in, pause, retard, checkmate, bridle, limit, hold down, stay, snub, hold, repair, atone for, outweigh, set off, make amends, better, improve, balance, dare, counter, fly in the face of, take on, deny, disclaim, call in question, dispute, impugn, traverse, Disaffirm, controvert, challenge, disprove, differ, thumbs down, have bone to pick, gainsay, belie, refuse to accept, confront, disobey, defy, spurn, intrude, encroach, fight, transgress, infringe, interpose, overstep, reject, combat, breach, infract, exclude, trespass, violate, interfere, abjure, conflict with, break, play off, bilk, return, respond, backtalk, vie, hit back, retaliate, ward off, parry, pit, meet, countercheck, thwart, buck, annul, fix, negate, negative, cancel out, go against, frustrate, correct, prevent, halt, Counterwork, foil, right, offset, resist, oppose, neutralize, hinder, cancel, counterbalance, defeat, rectify, check, invalidate, cross, contravene, countervail, redress, amend, neglect, rise in arms, decline, balk, revolt, insurrect, be remiss, disagree, riot, revolutionize, misbehave, not mind, shirk, take law into own hands, revolution, not listen, go counter to, fly in face of, not heed, break rules, strike, desert, mutiny, recalcitrate, pay no attention to, evade, withstand, rebel, flout, object, run riot, dishearten, outwit, crimp, conquer, lick, upset the applecart, hang up, overcome, stump, give the run around, depress, prohibit, dash one's hope, block, hold up, forbid, foul up, stymie, debar, crab, louse up, hamper, deter, cripple, shut out, muzzle, box in, handicap, encumber, burden, clog, fetter, get in the way, hamstring, hog-tie, snafu, trammel, cork, turn aside, dam, chill, defend against, avoid, head off, hold off, put a stop to, cool, interdict, keep lid on, intercept, reform, make restitution, put right, relieve, pay one's dues, remedy, restore, turn around, even out, turn things around, turn over new leaf, mend, dial back, revise, pay for, recalibrate, ease, make reparation, regulate, vindicate, assault, stonewall, persist, brook, contend, abide, forbear, refrain, weather, stand up to, continue, remain, put up a fight, suffer, antagonize, struggle against, hold out against, battle, persevere, turn down, endure, assail, remain firm, die hard, keep from, bear, abstain from, duel, forgo, fight back, maintain, leave alone, contest, abandon, abbreviate, abnegate, abrasion, abridge, abrogation, absent, abstain, abuse, accept, accommodate, accordance, account statement, accounting, accusation, accuse, ache, acquire, acquit, act, activate, actuate, adapt, adequate, adjoin, adjudge, admit, admonish, adopt, affect, affiliation, affront, 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barrack, barricade, barroom, bat, baulk, be, bear down, bear on, bearing, beat back, beat out, beatnik, becalm, bedevil, beef, beginning, behave, beleaguer, belly laugh, bellyache, bend, bent, besiege, best, bettor, bewilder, bide, biff, bill, billing, bind, birth, bite, blackball, blame, blank out, block off, block up, blockade, blockage, blocking, blow, blow up, blunt, bob, bobber, bobble, bobfloat, boil down, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bolt, bolt down, bomber, bond, book, boot, boot out, booth, botch, botch up, bother, bottle up, bound, boundary, box up, brace, branch, brave, brave out, bread, break away, break down, break of serve, break off, break out, break short, break through, breakage, breaking, breakout, bring back, bring down, bring out, browning automatic rifle, bruise, brush aside, buffet, bug, bug out, bulge, bulge out, bumble, bump, bump off, bungle, bunk, burst, burster, bursting charge, burthen, bush, bushed, bushel, business relationship, bust, buy food, buy the farm, cabbage, cacography, cadence, cake, calculate, call, call up, calm, calm down, campaign, can, cancer, cancer the crab, capture, care, carelessness, cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, carouse, carrel, carrell, carry, carry off, carry on, cast aside, cast away, cast down, cast out, castigate, catch, cathexis, cave, cave in, cavity, cellblock, centrist, chafe, chair, chalk, chance on, chance upon, changeling, chaparral, charge up, chasten, chastise, check into, check mark, check off, check out, check over, check up on, check-out procedure, checker, checkout, cheque, chequer, chicken feed, chink, chip, chit, choke coil, choke off, choke up, choking coil, choler, chord, chorus, chronicle, chuck out, churn up, cipher, circle, circumscribe, city block, clam, clamber, clasp, clear, clench, clip, clobber, clog dance, clog dancing, clog up, close off, close out, close up, closure, clot, clout, clutch, clutches, clutter, codswallop, coif, coiffe, coiffure, coin, collapse, collar, collide with, colliery, collimate, come across, come apart, come back, come down, come forth, come forward, come in, come out of the closet, come to, come to the fore, come up, come upon, comeback, comfort, coming back, command, commencement, commission, commit, commove, compare, compeer, compensation, compete, competition, competitiveness, complaint, complete, completely, comport, conceal, concentrate, concord, concur, condition, conduct, confirmation, conflict, conform, conform to, conformity, confuse, confute, congeal, congest, conk, conk out, connect, conserve, consider, consign, consort, constipate, constriction, consume, contact, contain, contract, contradict, contravention, control condition, controller, contumely, converge, cook, cool down, cool off, coolheaded, cop, cope, core, cork up, corrective, correctly, correspondence, corrupt, count, countermine, counterpunch, countersink, counterweight, couple, cover, crab louse, crabbed, crabby, crabby person, crabmeat, cramp iron, crampfish, crank, crape, crash, cream, crease, creek, cretin, crimper, crippled, crisscross, croak, cross thwart, crossbeam, crossbreed, crossbreeding, crossing, crosspiece, crosstie, crown of thorns, crucify, crusade, crush, crush out, cube, cubicle, cull, cultivate, cumber, curb bit, cure, curtail, custody, cut, cut across, cut back, cut down, cut through, cylinder block, cypher, dah, dais, dam up, damages, damaging, damp, dampen, daring, darn, dart, daunt, de-escalate, dead, deal, debase, debate, debauch, debauchery, decameter, decametre, decay, decease, decelerate, decent, decently, decimate, declare, declension, declination, declivity, decoct, decompress, deduct, deem, defect, defend, define, deflect, deflower, degree, deject, dekameter, dekametre, delete, deliver, demarcation, demarcation line, demoralise, demoralize, demote, dent, deoxidise, deoxidize, deoxyephedrine, depart, deplete, deport, deprave, derangement, descent, describe, desecrate, desex, desexualise, desexualize, desist, desolate, despoil, destroy, detain, detention, determine, determined, deterrent, detonate, develop, devolve, diaphragm, dictated, die, die away, difference, difference of opinion, digest, dilapidation, dilly-dally, dillydally, dilute, diminution, dinero, direction, disability, disable, disablement, disaccord, disaffect, disallow, disapprove, disbelieve, disciplinal, discipline, disclose, discomfit, discompose, disconfirming, discontinue, discord, discount, discover, disdain, disgrace, disgust, dishonor, dishonour, dismantle, dismay, dismiss, dismissal, dismission, disown, dispatch, dispense with, dispirit, displace, dispose, disregard, disrepute, disrupt, disruption, dissent, dissuade, distillery, disturb, disuse, divulge, dkm, do in, doctor, dodge, dollar, dollar bill, domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, dominance, dough, down, downfall, downslope, drag one's feet, draw, draw a blank, draw back, draw in, draw off, draw out, draw rein, dress, drink down, drive, drive back, drop, drub, drum, drunken revelry, duck, dumbfound, dun, duplicate, dyke, earmark, easiness, eat, eat up, echo, economical, effect, egress, eject, elan, electric arc, electric charge, electric discharge, electric ray, electronegative, eliminate, elude, embarrass, emerge, emission, emptiness, empty, enclose, encounter, encroachment, encumbrance, end, endocarp, enforce, engagement, engine block, engrave, enhancer, ensnare, ensure, entertain, entirely, entrap, entrench, equalise, equaliser, equalizer, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrium, equilibrize, eradicate, erase, erupt, essence, evacuate, eve, even off, even so, even up, evening, eventide, exceed, except, excerpt, excise, excite, excoriation, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exercise set, exert, exhaust, exit, exonerate, expect, expel, expelling, expire, explanation, explode, explosive charge, expose, expunge, extend, extract, face, face up, facilitate, fail, fall, fall apart, fall in, fall out, fall upon, falling out, fasten, fault, feather, fence, fend, fend off, fiddle, fifty-fifty, fight down, fight off, fighting, figure out, file, fill, find out, fine, finish, fire, firing, firing off, firm, first, fit, fit in, fitting, fixate, fixed, fixing, fixture, flair, flake, flap, flash, flat, fleck, flexure, fling, floor, flop, flub, fluff, flummox, flurry, flush, fold, folderol, food waste, force back, force out, forebear, forebode, foreclose, foregather, forego, foreknow, foresee, foreshorten, foreswear, foretell, forfeit, forgather, forget, forsake, forswear, fossa, foul, founder, foursquare, fracture, fray, free, freedom fighter, freeze, freeze off, fret, friction match, frighten away, frighten off, frisson, frizz, frizzle, fructify, frugal, frustration, fuck up, fucked-up, fuddle, fudge, fulfil, fulfill, full point, full stop, fumble, furbish up, fussy, gag, game, gaolbreak, gap, garbage, gather, gear up, gelidity, gelt, generate, geological fault, gestate, get, get across, get around, get at, get by, get down, get even, get out, get over, get rid of, get the best, get to, get together, geta, getting even, gibe, ginmill, girdle, gist, give, give away, give back, give birth, give notice, give out, give the axe, give up, give way, glass, go, go along, go back on, go bad, go down, go for, go forth, go forward, go off, go on, go over, go past, go under, goldbrick, good, good luck, goose egg, govern, grade, grant, grapple, grasp, grave, gravel, grinder, grip, gripe, gross out, grouchy, grouse, grumpy, guard, guardianship, gun, gun muzzle, gunman, gunslinger, gyration, half-wit, halter, halting, hamstring tendon, handgrip, handle, hang, hang in, hang on, hangout, happen upon, happy chance, harbor, harbour, hardened, hardening, hark back, harmonise, haunt, have, have got, have the best, heal, healing, heartbeat, hearty, hedge, hem in, heraldic bearing, hero, hero sandwich, hesitate, hind, hindrance, hired gun, history, hit man, hitch, hoagie, hoagy, hobble, hold on, hold out, hold water, holdup, holler, homecoming, horizontal surface, horn in, horse, hospital ward, however, howler, hunky-dory, hurt, hush, hush up, hybrid, hybridisation, hybridise, hybridization, hybridize, hybridizing, hydrofoil, hyphen, ice, iciness, ill-tempered, imbecile, immobilise, immobilize, impairment, impediment, impinge, impinge on, impose, impress, inactive, incapacitate, incision, incite, income tax return, incumbrance, indemnification, indemnify, indemnity, indispose, infernal region, inferno, influence, informality, inject, injure, inscribe, inspire, instigate, institutionalise, institutionalize, insure, insurgent, insurrection, insurrectionist, interbreed, interbreeding, interdiction, interject, intermission, intermit, interruption, intersect, intrusion, invalid, invite, invite out, invoice, ira, ire, iron out, irrupt, issue, itch, jailbreak, jam, jeer, jell, jerk, jib, jibe, jumble, junk, justify, justly, kale, keep, keep down, keep in line, keep off, keep on, keep out, keep up, kerb, kettle of fish, kibosh, kick, kick downstairs, kick the bucket, kickoff, kink, kink up, kiosk, knee, lame, lap, lap up, lash out, last, last out, latitude, lay, lay off, lay out, layer, laying waste, lead, learn, leave, leave behind, leave off, leave out, legal community, legal profession, lenitive, let down, let on, let out, lettuce, level off, liberation, libra, librate, licking, lift, light upon, lighten, liken, limit point, limitation, line of latitude, link, link up, linkup, lip, liquidate, live, live on, load, loading, localisation, localise, localization, localize, located, locating, location, lodge, lolly, long horse, look for, look into, look to, loosen, loosen up, loot, lose, lot, lour, lower, lucifer, lucre, lug, lull, make, make bold, make do, make out, malt whiskey, malt whisky, manage, manipulate, mar, mark, mark off, marry, mash, master, mastery, mate, mates, matter, maverick, measure, meek, meliorate, melt off, mending, mental block, mess, meter, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, metre, micro-cook, microwave, middle of the roader, mightily, mighty, mince, mint, minus, minute, misconduct, misdemean, misdirect, mishandle, misrepresent, miss, mission, mitigative, mitigatory, mo, moderationist, modulate, mold, mollify, moment, monish, moolah, moron, morsel, motionless, mouth, move, move out, muck up, muddle, muffle, muscle spasm, musical rhythm, muster out, mystify, nab, nada, nail, nark, natural, naturalise, naturalize, naught, nauseate, necktie, negatively charged, neglectfulness, negligence, nerveless, nether region, nettle, neutralise, nevertheless, news report, nil, noneffervescent, nonetheless, nonperformance, nonplus, nose, nothing, nothingness, notwithstanding, nuke, null, nullity, number, numbfish, nurse, objective, objurgate, obligate, oblige, obliterate, observe, obtain, obtrude, obturate, occlude, occlusion, occlusive, off, offset printing, offshoot, okay, omit, one, one dollar bill, onus, open frame, operate, oppress, orchestra pit, order, out, outbalance, outfox, outgrowth, outpouring, outrage, outride, outset, outsmart, overbalance, overcompensate, overleap, overload, overlook, overpower, overreach, override, overtake, overturn, overwhelm, pact, pair, pall, palliate, pan, panache, parallel of latitude, part, partner off, pass, pass away, pass over, pass up, patch, patten, pay, pay back, pay off, paying back, payoff, pearl buck, peer, pelf, perdition, perish, perplex, persist in, pervert, phellem, physical object, pickle, piece, pinch, pique, pitfall, place, placed, placid, plane, plant, play, plication, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plunder, pock, podium, point, point of accumulation, poke, polish off, pooh-pooh, poor boy, pop, pop off, pop out, pose, posit, position, postponement, postulate, pound, pour down, powerful, precede, predate, predict, prepare, preponderate, present, preserve, press, press down, press out, presume, pretermit, prevail, prevention, previse, primed, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, proceed, proceeds, procrastinate, profane, prognosticate, promise, proper, properly, proportion, proportionality, proscribe, protest, protrude, prove, provide, pry, pubic louse, public square, public violence, pull, pull back, pull down, pull out, pulley, pulley-block, pulpit, pulsate, pulsation, pulse, punch, punishable, punitory, punter, push, push aside, push back, push through, put, put away, put in, put out, putting to death, puzzle, puzzle out, quarrel, quarry, quench, quicken, quiet, quieten, quit, quiver, rafter, rag, railroad tie, rain out, ransom, rap, rase, ravish, ravishment, raze, react, readapt, readiness, ready, reanimate, reappearance, reb, rebellion, rebut, receive, recess, reclaim, recollect, recollection, reconcile, reconstruct, reconstructive, recoup, recreate, recrudesce, recuperative, recurrence, reelect, reestablish, refine, reform school, reformative, refund, regaining, regenerate, regress, regular, regularise, regularize, rein, reinstate, rejoin, rejoinder, rejuvenate, relax, relaxation, release, relegate, relief, relinquish, remainder, remediate, remediation, remember, reminiscence, remunerate, render, renegade, renege on, renewing, renounce, renovate, reparation, repay, replication, reply, report, repose, represent, repugn, rescript, reserve, reset, residual, residue, residuum, resign, resile, resort, respite, rest, restitute, restitution, restoration, restrained, restraint, retain, retool, retort, retrieve, retrovert, return key, reveal, revenge, reversal, reverse, revert, revilement, revisal, revision, revitalising, revitalizing, revive, revivify, reviving, revolutionise, rhythm, rid of, ride out, rift, rig, right field, right on, rightfield, rightfulness, rigid, rile, rioting, rip out, ripe, riposte, rise, rise up, rising, rival, roister, rostrum, rotate, rotation, round, rouse, routine, rub, rubbish, ruination, ruining, rule, rule in, run, run across, run afoul, run into, runner, rupture, rush, sabot, sabotage, sack, sacking, saddle, sales booth, saloon, salt lick, salvage, salve, sanative, sang-froid, sass, sassing, satisfy, satisfying, saturnalia, save, sawbuck, sawhorse, scale down, scandalise, scandalize, scar, scare, scare away, scare off, scoff, scoot, score, scorn, scotch whiskey, scotch whisky, scots, scottish, scour, scouring, scrag, scramble, scrap, scrape, scrape up, scraping, scraps, scratch up, scratching, scrawl, scream, screw up, scribble, scrub up, scrubbing, scud, scum, season, second, second power, secure, see, see red, see the light, see to it, seize, send, send away, separate, set down, set forth, set on, set out, set up, seth, setoff, severance, shackle, shape, shekels, shell, shift, shillyshally, shin, shine, shinny, shiver, shivering, shock, shoot, shooter, shorten, show up, shrink, shrink back, shrink from, shudder, shut, shut up, sic, sicken, sideboard, sidesplitter, sidestep, silence, silent, simpleness, simplicity, sin, situate, situated, skin, skirt, slack, slack off, slacken, slake, slay

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What is another word for counter-acting?

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Synonyms for Counter-acting:

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