Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to counteract
Participle: counteracted
Gerund: counteracting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | counteract |
| you | counteract |
| he;she;it | counteracts |
| we | counteract |
| you | counteract |
| they | counteract |
Perfect
| I | have counteracted |
| you | have counteracted |
| he;she;it | has counteracted |
| we | have counteracted |
| you | have counteracted |
| they | have counteracted |
Past
| I | counteracted |
| you | counteracted |
| he;she;it | counteracted |
| we | counteracted |
| you | counteracted |
| they | counteracted |
Pluperfect
| I | had counteracted |
| you | had counteracted |
| he;she;it | had counteracted |
| we | had counteracted |
| you | had counteracted |
| they | had counteracted |
Future
| I | will counteract |
| you | will counteract |
| he;she;it | will counteract |
| we | will counteract |
| you | will counteract |
| they | will counteract |
Future Perfect
| I | will have counteracted |
| you | will have counteracted |
| he;she;it | will have counteracted |
| we | will have counteracted |
| you | will have counteracted |
| they | will have counteracted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | counteract |
| you | counteract |
| he;she;it | counteract |
| we | counteract |
| you | counteract |
| they | counteract |
Perfect
| I | have counteracted |
| you | have counteracted |
| he;she;it | have counteracted |
| we | have counteracted |
| you | have counteracted |
| they | have counteracted |
Imperfect
| I | counteracted |
| you | counteracted |
| he;she;it | counteracted |
| we | counteracted |
| you | counteracted |
| they | counteracted |
Pluperfect
| I | had counteracted |
| you | had counteracted |
| he;she;it | had counteracted |
| we | had counteracted |
| you | had counteracted |
| they | had counteracted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would counteract |
| you | would counteract |
| he;she;it | would counteract |
| we | would counteract |
| you | would counteract |
| they | would counteract |
Perfect
| I | would have counteracted |
| you | would have counteracted |
| he;she;it | would have counteracted |
| we | would have counteracted |
| you | would have counteracted |
| they | would have counteracted |
Imperative
| you | counteract |
| we | Let's counteract |
| you | counteract |
Verbs conjugated like 'counteract'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'counteract'
contract,
counterarm,
counterpart,
counterwalt,
recounteract,
coextract,
contact,
contrast,
countenance,
counter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
- countervail, counterwork, remedy
- remedy
- counter, annul, check, contravene, counterbalance, countervail, defeat, frustrate
Antonyms
- to have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
- abet, assist, help, reinforce, support, sustain
- remedy
- disease, infection, evil, ill
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Italic *kom
5. Proto-Italic *kom-
6. Proto-Indo-European *-teros
7. Proto-Italic *-teros
8. Proto-Italic *komterosder.
9. Proto-Italic *komterād
10. Latin contrāder.
11. Old French contre-
12. Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
13. Middle English counter-
14. English counter-
15. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
16. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
17. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
18. Proto-Italic *agō
19. Latin agō
20. Latin ācta
21. Old French actbor.
22. Middle English acte
23. English act
24. English counteract
25. From counter- + act.
Sample Sentences
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Another tide is raised at the same time on the opposite side of the revolving earth; which is owing to the greater centrifugal motion of that side of the earth, which counteracts the gravitation of bodies near its surface. [1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, or, the Laws of Organic Life:]
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1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica - Dome
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In India, in the “great mosque” of Jama Masjid (a.d. 1560) and the Gol Gumbaz, or tomb of Mahommed Adil Shah (a.d. 1630) at Bijapur, the domes are carried on pendentives consisting of arches crossing one another and projecting inwards, and their weight counteracts any thrust there may be in the dome.
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It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace. [1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:]
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2016, Margaret Corvid writing in the New Statesman, Five practical things you can do to fight Donald Trump if you live in the UK
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When people hear my American accent, they want to talk to me about Donald Trump. They want to ask me what happened, and why. But most of all, they ask me – with fear filling their voices – what they can do, as individuals, to counteract him, here, from the United Kingdom.