counteract
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
act in opposition to
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- antagonism derivation
Sense 2 verb
oppose or check by a counteraction
Types & categories
- curb hypernym
Sense 3 verb
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- counteraction derivation
- offset derivation
- counteractive derivation
Sense 4 verb
destroy property or hinder normal operations
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- sabotage derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonism |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | curb |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | counteraction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | offset |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | counteractive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | offset |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | override |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sabotage |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | disobey |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | derail |