| Main Entry: | counteraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
Synonyms: |
an eye for an eye, balance, counterattack, counterbalance, counterblow, countermove, counteroffensive, counterpoise, counterstrike, neutralization, offset, reciprocation, reprisal, retribution, revenge, vengeance |
| Main Entry: | counterattack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
Synonyms: |
an eye for an eye, counteraction, counterblow, countermove, counteroffensive, counterstrike, neutralization, reciprocation, reprisal, retribution, revenge, vengeance |
| Main Entry: | counterblow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
Synonyms: |
an eye for an eye, counteraction, counterattack, countermove, counteroffensive, counterstrike, reciprocation, reprisal, retribution, revenge, vengeance |
| Main Entry: | reciprocation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation |
Synonyms: |
a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, barter, compensation, correspondence, counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, interchange, repayment, reply, reprisal, requital, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, trade, vengeance |
| Concept: | Counteraction. |
| Category: | 5. Combinations of Causes |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
counteraction, opposition; contrariety; antagonism, polarity; clashing; collision, interference, inhibition, resistance, renitency, friction; reaction; retroaction (recoil); counterblast; neutralization (compensation); vis inertiae; check, etc. (hindrance) [more]., voluntary opposition, voluntary resistance [more]; repression (restraint).
-verbs
counteract; run counter, clash, cross; interfere with, conflict with; contravene; jostle; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; stultify; antagonize, block, oppose; traverse; withstand (resist); hinder; repress (restrain); react (recoil)., undo, neutralize; counterpoise (compensate); overpoise.
-adjectives
counteracting; antagonistic, conflicting, retroactive, renitent, reactionary; contrary.
-adverbs
although; in spite of; against.
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Antonyms: |
concurrence |
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