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counteractive

ADJECTIVE
nullifying
Synonyms
WEAK
checking counter to countering counterproductive interfering opposite
NOUN
relief
Synonyms
WEAK
cure medicine preventive remedy

Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for counteractive?
Describing something as counteractive means that it counteracts—it acts against or in opposition to something else. This usually means that it has an offsetting or neutralizing effect—that it cancels out the effect of something else. Something that’s counteractive could also be described as counterbalancing, meaning it balances out another thing—restores things to their original status or position. Sometimes, describing something as counteractive means that it serves as a check on something else. A similar word is preventative. Synonyms for counteractive that imply a fix are corrective, remedial, and rectifying. The noun form of counteract is counteraction.
What is the difference between counteractive vs. counterproductive?
Counterproductive is used to describe something that acts against the intended goal. Counteractive is less specific—it can describe anything that acts in opposition to something else, including in ways that balance it, cancel it out, fix it, or prevent it. Counterproductive is always negative, but counteractive may be neutral or even positive. Counteractive is much less commonly used. It’s more common to use the verb form counteract.
How do you use counteractive in a sentence?
Counteractive can be used in a variety of contexts. Here are some examples of counteractive in a sentence:
  • We need to implement counteractive measures to offset the losses. 
  • The medicine is counteractive—it should have a neutralizing effect. 
  • A see-saw works because every motion is counteractive. 

Example Sentences

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Sepsis is “an incredibly robust reaction to fight infection” that becomes essentially counteractive, Azar said.

From MSNBC • Jun. 5, 2016

Even changes as radical as moving habitats from water to land can be mitigated by counteractive niche construction.

From Scientific American • May 22, 2013

Then Sir Douglas told of the counteractive efforts of his sales agencies in opening up new territory even in remote Belgian Congo; in introducing machines to 338,000 pupils in 12,000 European school classes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only efficiently counteractive mode of looking down the danger, in cases of this kind, is the mode adopted by Mr. Longmuir.

From The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland by Symonds, W. S. (William Samuel)

Love is the constant counteractive of familiarity; and it is kept fresh in our souls by the contemplation of what our Lord has actually done for us.

From Our Lady Saint Mary by Barry, J. G. H.