counteraction
Force against force
Counteraction is action taken to oppose or neutralize another action.
Where reaction simply responds, counteraction specifically works against: The medication's side effects required counteraction with a second drug.
The word implies deliberate effort to cancel out or diminish an opposing force.
Make of no effect
- negateCancel or disprove
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- invalidateMake null or void
mitigate · counterbalance · offset · neutralize · annul · void · quash · suppress
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
- cureTreatment that heals
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- therapyCurative mental treatment
countermeasure · corrective · antivenom · vaccine · detoxification · healing · prophylaxis · medicine
Capacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
friction · blockade · interference · pushback · antagonism · retaliation · backlash · reprisal
Verbal or written answer
- answerSolution to query
- reciprocationMutual exchange of actions
- countermoveResponding strategic action
- counterstrokeRetaliatory strike after attack
counterblow · feedback · repercussion · consequence · recoil · riposte · parry · counterpunch
Disproving a statement
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
objection · counterclaim · disproof · debunking · denial · repudiation · confutation · comeback
nullify
Make of no effect
- negateCancel or disprove
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
invalidate · mitigate · counterbalance · offset · neutralize · annul · void · quash · suppress · disarm
antidote
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
therapy · countermeasure · corrective · antivenom · vaccine · detoxification · healing · prophylaxis · medicine · palliative
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
impediment · friction · blockade · interference · pushback · antagonism · retaliation · backlash · reprisal · revolt
reply
Verbal or written answer
- answerSolution to query
- reciprocationMutual exchange of actions
- countermoveResponding strategic action
counterstroke · counterblow · feedback · repercussion · consequence · recoil · riposte · parry · counterpunch · defensive
refutation
Disproving a statement
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- retortQuick, cutting reply
contradiction · objection · counterclaim · disproof · debunking · denial · repudiation · confutation · comeback · counterpoint
- folktale elementshero, villain, quest, journey, helper
- neutralizationneutralization, pH balance, buffer, buffer solution, buffering
- reactionsresponse, gasp, wince, flinch, startle
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- undoundo, undo button, backtrack, revert, reverse
- Unintended Consequencesbackfire, blowback, backlash, own goal, Streisand effect
counteractionsupport
To uphold or sustain
assistance · help · aid · reinforcement · cooperation
counteractionacceptance
Consent to receive
acquiescence · submission · passivity · nonresistance · compliance