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Synonyms for counteract
The synonym for counteract recorded in this bank is neutralize, in the sense "oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for counteract
- neutralizeverb, in the sense "oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for counteract.
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues.
The true synonym
neutralize
Same sentence, swapped: This will neutralize the foolish actions of my colleagues.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- antagonize
- subvert
- contend
Where counteract turns up in the game
counteract is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where counteract is the trap
- subvertverb, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is overthrow, in the sense "cause the downfall of", with counteract sitting one tile away.
Play counteract
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so counteract reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from social life at Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. counteract carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.