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counterwork

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Sloth and superstition equally counterwork providence, and render the bounty of heaven of no effect.

The cardinal's disappointment strongly inclined him to counterwork the amorous projects of his rival.

If the Syracusans succeeded in completing and holding this counterwork, the blockade of Syracuse would be rendered impossible.

You are well aware how necessary it is to reconnoitre an enemy to know by what method to counterwork his stratagems.

Let it be to abjure thy malice; to counterwork this hellish stratagem; to turn from me and from my brother, this desolating rage!

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On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to counterwork, such as: counteract, foil, offset, oppose, resist, and respond.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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