Thesaurus / counteract
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So, when the glider is going downhill, its lift arrow is tilted a little bit forward and counteracts its drag.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND HOW AN AIRCRAFT GLIDESBY PETER GARRISON/FLYING MAGSEPTEMBER 3, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEAs a result, if the right amount of the boat is submerged, the force of buoyancy is strong enough to counteract gravity pulling the boat down, and the boat floats.
TOY BOATS FLOAT UPSIDE DOWN UNDERNEATH A LAYER OF LEVITATED LIQUIDMARIA TEMMINGSEPTEMBER 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThat force counteracts the downward pull of gravity, allowing the toys to float on both sides of the liquid’s surface.
TOY BOATS FLOAT UPSIDE DOWN UNDERNEATH A LAYER OF LEVITATED LIQUIDMARIA TEMMINGSEPTEMBER 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWSWhen there’s money on the line you have to counteract any favoritism which can require self-analysis.
POWER SEO FRIENDLY MARKUP WITH HTML5, CSS3, AND JAVASCRIPTDETLEF JOHNSONAUGUST 20, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LANDOne way to counteract groupthink is to encourage voters to embrace the ambiguity of what “most valuable” means.
MVP VOTING HAS NEVER BEEN MORE BORINGOWEN PHILLIPSAUGUST 14, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTEnglish influence was all-powerful at Lisbon and the new envoy had not the talent to counteract it.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONOf course the cook sought to counteract such tendencies, but he had to be very circumspect, for Sambo resented insults fiercely.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEAlthough it was May, a wood-fire had been lighted in her room to counteract the chilly damp of the evening.
MARRIAGE LA MODEMRS. HUMPHRY WARDHe told me it was to counteract the fever and produce sleep, and said that the only thing then was to keep you quiet.
CHICOT THE JESTERALEXANDRE DUMAS, PEREJulian Langley, not intentionally, perhaps, was continually trying to counteract the good advice which Arthur gave him.
DIGBY HEATHCOTEW.H.G. KINGSTONWORDS RELATED TO COUNTERACT
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- ax
- blue pencil
- bring to naught
- call all bets off
- compensate
- confine
- counteract
- counterbalance
- countervail
- disannul
- forget it
- invalidate
- kill
- limit
- negate
- neutralize
- offset
- quash
- render null and void
- renege
- repeal
- rescind
- restrict
- scratch
- scrub
- squash
- stamp out
- take out
- torpedo
- trash
- undo
- veto
- vitiate
- void
- wash out
- wipe out
- zap
- anticipate
- arrest
- avert
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- block
- check
- chill
- cool
- cork
- counter
- counteract
- dam
- dead-end
- debar
- defend against
- foil
- forbid
- forestall
- forfend
- frustrate
- halt
- hamper
- head off
- hinder
- hold back
- hold off
- impede
- inhibit
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- keep lid on
- limit
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- preclude
- prohibit
- put a stop to
- put an end to
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- rule out
- shut out
- stave off
- stop
- thwart
- turn aside
- ward off
- anticipates
- arrests
- averts
- avoids
- baffles
- balks
- bars
- blocks
- checks
- chills
- cools
- corks
- counteracts
- counters
- dams
- debars
- defends against
- foils
- forbids
- forestalls
- forfends
- frustrates
- halts
- hampers
- heads off
- hinders
- holds back
- holds off
- impedes
- inhibits
- intercepts
- interdicts
- interrupts
- keeps lid on
- limits
- nip in the bud
- obstructs
- obviates
- precludes
- prohibits
- puts a stop to
- puts an end to
- represses
- restrains
- restricts
- retards
- rules out
- shuts out
- staves off
- stops
- thwarts
- turns aside
- wards off
- adjust
- amend
- annul
- balance
- cancel
- compensate
- correct
- counteract
- countercheck
- dial back
- ease
- even out
- frustrate
- make amends
- make reparation
- make restitution
- make up for
- mend
- negate
- negative
- neutralize
- pay for
- pay one's dues
- put right
- recalibrate
- recompense
- reform
- regulate
- relieve
- remedy
- repair
- restore
- revise
- square
- turn around
- turn over new leaf
- turn things around
- vindicate
- adjusted
- amended
- annulled
- balanced
- canceled
- compensated
- corrected
- counteracted
- counterchecked
- dialed back
- eased
- even out
- frustrated
- made amends
- made reparation
- made restitution
- made up for
- mended
- negated
- negatived
- neutralized
- paid for
- paid one's dues
- put right
- recalibrated
- recompensed
- reformed
- regulated
- relieved
- remedied
- repaired
- restored
- revised
- squared
- turned around
- turned over new leaf
- turned things around
- vindicated
- abide
- abstain from
- antagonize
- assail
- assault
- battle
- bear
- brook
- buck
- check
- combat
- confront
- contend
- continue
- counteract
- countervail
- curb
- defy
- die hard
- dispute
- duel
- endure
- fight back
- forbear
- forgo
- hinder
- hold
- hold off
- hold out against
- keep from
- leave alone
- maintain
- persevere
- persist
- prevent
- put up a fight
- refrain
- refuse
- remain
- remain firm
- repel
- stand up to
- stay
- stonewall
- struggle against
- suffer
- thwart
- traverse
- turn down
- weather
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