| 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: | oppose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, obstruct |
Synonyms: |
argue, assail, assault, attack, bar, battle, bombard, call in question, check, combat, confront, contradict, controvert, counter, counterattack, cross, debate, defy, deny, disagree, disapprove, dispute, encounter, expose, face, face down, fight, fly in the face of, frown at, gainsay, hinder, neutralize, not countenance, prevent, protest, resist, reverse, run counter to, search out, speak against, stand up to, take a stand, take issue, take on, taunt, thwart, turn the tables, withstand |
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aid, assist, favor, help, support |
| 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 |
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compatibility, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | rally |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reorganize, unite |
Synonyms: |
arouse, assemble, awaken, bestir, bond together, bring to order, bring together, call to arms, challenge, charge, collect, come about, come to order, come together, convene, counterattack, encourage, fire, gather, get together, inspirit, kindle, marshal, mobilize, muster, organize, reassemble, redouble, reform, refresh, regroup, rejuvenate, renew, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive, round up, rouse, summon, surge, urge, wake, waken, whet, wreak havoc |
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disperse, divide, scatter |
| 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: | 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: | polarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposition |
Synonyms: |
action, antagonism, antinomy, antithesis, aversion, brush, civil disobedience, clash, combat, competition, con, conflict, confronting, contention, contest, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, contrariness, 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 |
| 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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| Concept: | Opposition. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
opposition, antagonism; oppugnancy, oppugnation; impugnation; contrariety; contravention; counteraction; counterplot., crossfire, undercurrent, headwind., clashing, collision, conflict., competition, two of a trade, rivalry, emulation, race., absence of aid; resistance; restraint; hindrance.
-verbs
oppose, counteract, run counter to; withstand (resist); control (restrain); hinder; antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of; set against, pit against; face, confront, cope with; make a stand, make a dead set against; set oneself against, set one's face against; protest against, vote against, raise one's voice against; disfavor, turn one's back upon; set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face., be at cross purposes; play at cross purposes; counterwork, countermine; thwart, overthwart., stem, breast, encounter; stem the tide, breast the tide, stem the current, stem the flood; buffet the waves; beat up against, make head against; grapple with; kick against the pricks (resist); contend; do battle with (warfare), do battle against., contradict, contravene; belie; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; come in conflict with., emulate (compete); rival, spoil one's trade.
-adjectives
opposing, opposed; adverse, antagonistic; contrary; at variance; at issue, at war with., unfavorable, unfriendly; hostile, inimical, cross, unpropitious., in hostile array, front to front, with crossed bayonets, at daggers drawn; up in arms; resistant., competitive, emulous.
-adverbs
against, versus, counter to, in conflict with, at cross purposes., against the grain, against the current, against the stream, against the wind, against the tide; with a headwind; with the wind ahead, with the wind in one's teeth., in spite, in despite, in defiance; in the way, in the teeth of, in the face of; across; athwart, overthwart; where the shoe pinches; in spite of one's teeth., though; even; quand meme; per contra.
-phrases
nitor in adversum.
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Antonyms: |
cooperation |
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