Definitions

countercheck

[koun-ter-chek, koun-ter-chek] / ˈkaʊn tərˌtʃɛk, ˌkaʊn tərˈtʃɛk /

VERB

cancel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort annul repeal rescind revoke rule out

STRONG

abrogate counteract counterbalance countermand counterpoise discard discharge frustrate ignore invalidate negate neutralize nullify offset overthrow recall recant redeem redress refute repudiate retract suppress vacate void

WEAK

balance out call off compensate for declare invalid make up for put an end to render inert render null and void set aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve keep validate

STRONG

aid allow assist emphasize encourage help permit ratify sanction support

WEAK

arrange establish imbalance tip uphold

VERB

counteract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cancel out correct counterbalance halt negate neutralize offset prevent rectify redress resist thwart

STRONG

annul buck cancel check contravene countervail cross defeat fix foil frustrate hinder invalidate negative oppose remediate right

WEAK

counterwork go against

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist forward help worsen

STRONG

abet approve break encourage facilitate permit support uphold validate

VERB

negate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate belie cancel out disallow disprove invalidate neutralize nullify rebut reverse undo vitiate void

STRONG

abate abolish abrogate annul blackball cancel controvert cross deny ding dump frustrate gainsay impugn kill negative oppose quash redress refute repeal rescind retract revoke stonewall traverse

WEAK

break with disaffirm fly in the face of put down turn down turn thumbs down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve do help permit prove save validate

STRONG

agree aid assist confirm corroborate enact establish go along institute keep legalize ratify sanction start support uphold

VERB

neutralize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate for counterbalance negate nullify offset overcome redress subdue

STRONG

abrogate annul balance cancel conquer counterpoise countervail defeat frustrate invalidate negative override overrule undo

Antonyms

STRONG

aid approve encourage establish give up help lose permit support surrender validate

VERB

redress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amend correct counteract even out mend neutralize regulate remedy restore vindicate

STRONG

adjust annul balance cancel compensate ease frustrate negate negative recompense reform relieve repair revise square

WEAK

dial back make amends make reparation make restitution make up for pay for pay one's dues put right recalibrate turn around turn over new leaf turn things around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy harm hurt injure worsen

STRONG

allow approve damage permit upset

Example Sentences

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Comptroller General McCarl has not had authority to check and countercheck the expenditure of Federal emergency appropriations, nor has Budget Director Douglas had power to plan their spending.

From Time Magazine Archive

To have his keys to count and countercheck.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

We are, indeed, very fond of range, and if there is check, there should be countercheck; and in this view we are delighted to see these great Italians domesticated here.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret

Therefore, as I leave you some fading pelf to countercheck poverty, so I will bequeath you infallible precepts that shall lead you unto virtue.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

This countercheck I wasn't aware of, Sittah; My queen must fall the sacrifice.

From Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by Taylor, William

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