Crossword-Solution: COUNTERACT
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Counteract | v. t. | To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice. |
We have 88 clues for the answer “COUNTERACT”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Work in opposition to | 1 answer |
| Frustrate, in a way | 1 answer |
| counterwork | 2 answers |
| countervail | 6 answers |
| work against | 7 answers |
| Strike Back | 8 answers |
| MAKE requital for | 13 answers |
| Spring Back | 16 answers |
| countercheck | 16 answers |
| makeweight | 17 answers |
| equalise | 17 answers |
| Deactivate | 17 answers |
| antagonise | 17 answers |
| Stymie | 18 answers |
| antagonize | 19 answers |
| disaffirm | 22 answers |
| militate against | 23 answers |
| Offset | 24 answers |
| unsay | 25 answers |
| Counterbalance | 26 answers |
| resile | 27 answers |
| Put a stop to | 28 answers |
| Baulk | 28 answers |
| palinode | 29 answers |
| apologise | 30 answers |
| contravene | 32 answers |
| Countermand | 32 answers |
| Refute | 33 answers |
| rescind | 36 answers |
| Retract | 38 answers |
| Compensate | 39 answers |
| flinch | 39 answers |
| Make up (for) | 40 answers |
| denature | 41 answers |
| Abdicate | 42 answers |
| revoke | 42 answers |
| avert | 43 answers |
| Recant | 44 answers |
| redress | 44 answers |
| Contradict | 45 answers |
| Allay | 45 answers |
| Negate | 45 answers |
| collide | 45 answers |
| Assuage | 46 answers |
| Soothe | 46 answers |
| disclaim | 46 answers |
| Rebound | 47 answers |
| forswear | 47 answers |
| Abjure | 47 answers |
| Prohibit | 49 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TREAE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with COUNTERACT (5)
The hatred and jealousy of Terkoz, son of Tublat, did much to counteract the effect of Tarzan’s desire to renounce his kingship among the apes, for, stubborn young Englishman that he was, he could not bring himself to retreat in the face of so malignant an enemy.
Three hundred Saracens hath this Brian de Bois-Guilbert slain with his own hand.” “The blood of these accursed dogs,” said the Grand Master, “shall be a sweet and acceptable offering to the saints and angels whom they despise and blaspheme; and with their aid will we counteract the spells and charms with which our brother is entwined as in a net.
Knightley and some from her own heart, as to her deficiency—but none were equal to counteract the persuasion of its being very disagreeable,—a waste of time—tiresome women—and all the horror of being in danger of falling in with the second-rate and third-rate of Highbury, who were calling on them for ever, and therefore she seldom went near them.
Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature." His ball would serve by its exclusiveness to counteract leveling tendencies, and his marriage with Mrs.
Quotes with COUNTERACT (3)
Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.
Each of us is aware he's a material being, subject to the laws of physiology and physics, and that the strength of all our emotions combined cannot counteract those laws. It can only hate them. The eternal belief of lovers and poets in the power of love which is more enduring that death, the finis vitae sed non amoris that has pursued us through the centuries is a lie. But this lie is not ridiculous, it's simply futile. To be a clock on the other hand, measuring the passage o…
Achieving success is like hitting a moving target. Both require accuracy, the ability to counteract external factors and adjusting the sight when necessary.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, NYT.
Used 5 times in crossword archives (1974–2013).