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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

The countercheck was effectual, and from her position of vantage the lady fired her first shot.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

Ne'er shall she come within our palace gate, To countercheck brave Locrine in his love.

From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

That word fell on his ear for the first time from a white man's lips, and the stupefaction of it was a countercheck to his grief.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 by Various

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.