| Main Entry: | backlash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adverse reaction |
Synonyms: |
backfire, boomerang, counteraction, kickback, reaction, recoil, repercussion, resentment, resistance, response, retaliation, retroaction, tangle |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
| Main Entry: | friction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
Synonyms: |
animosity, antagonism, bad blood, bad feeling, bickering, bone to pick, conflict, counteraction, discontent, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, faction, factionalism, flak, hassle, hatred, hostility, impedance, incompatibility, interference, opposition, quarrel, resentment, resistance, rivalry, row*, ruckus*, rumpus, set-to, sour note, strife, trouble, wrangling |
Antonyms: |
agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | opposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, antagonism |
Synonyms: |
action, antinomy, antithesis, aversion, brush, civil disobedience, clash, combat, competition, con, conflict, confronting, contention, contest, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, counteraction, counterattack, defense, defiance, disapproval, duel, encounter, engagement, fray, grapple, hostility, negativism, obstructiveness, opposure, oppugnancy, prevention, repugnance, repulsion, resistance, rivalry, skirmish, strife, struggle, unfriendliness, violation, war, warfare |
Antonyms: |
compatibility, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | reaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, answer, attitude, back talk, backfire, backlash, boomerang, comeback, compensation, counteraction, counterbalance, counterpoise, double-take, echo, feedback, feeling, hit, kick, kickback, knee-jerk, lip, opinion, reagency, rebound, reception, receptivity, reciprocation, recoil, reflection, reflex, rejoinder, repercussion, reply, retort, return, reverberation, revulsion, sass, snappy comeback, take*, vibes, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
cause, question |
| Main Entry: | remedy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure, solution |
Synonyms: |
antidote, assistance, biologic, corrective, counteractant, counteraction, counteractive, counteragent, countermeasure, counterstep, cure-all, drug, elixir, fix, improvement, medicament, medicant, medicine, panacea, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, quick fix, redress, relief, restorative, support, therapy, treatment |
Antonyms: |
disease, injury, pain |
| Main Entry: | resistance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fighting, opposition |
Synonyms: |
battle, blocking, check, combat, contention, counteraction, cover, defiance, detention, fight, friction, halting, hindrance, holding, impedance, impediment, impeding, intransigence, obstruction, parrying, protecting, protection, rebuff, refusal, retardation, safeguard, screen, shield, stand, striking back, struggle, support, warding off, watch, withstanding |
Antonyms: |
compliance, conforming, cooperation, submission |
| Main Entry: | counterpoise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counterweight |
Synonyms: |
balance, ballast, compensation, counteraction, equalization, equilibrium, offset, stabilization |
| 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 |