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counteractive

adjective as in nullifying

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noun as in relief

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Example Sentences

Those who fail in this task should at best be considered mediocre scientists, and at worst actively counteractive and hostile towards the institution of science.

From Scientific American

Sepsis is “an incredibly robust reaction to fight infection” that becomes essentially counteractive, Azar said.

From MSNBC

While carbon dioxide emissions have soared in China, so have sulfate emissions, which have a counteractive, or cooling effect, because sulfate particles scatter light.

From Los Angeles Times

If your goal is to redirect customers to your website, embedding videos in your social media posts and emails can be counteractive.

From Forbes

But this type of counteractive treatment of women is exactly what purple state Republicans are pushing back against.

From MSNBC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for counteractive?

Describing something as counteractive means that it counteracts—it acts against or in opposition to something else.

This usually means that it has an offsetting or neutralizing effect—that it cancels out the effect of something else.

Something that’s counteractive could also be described as counterbalancing, meaning it balances out another thing—restores things to their original status or position.

Sometimes, describing something as counteractive means that it serves as a check on something else. A similar word is preventative.

Synonyms for counteractive that imply a fix are corrective, remedial, and rectifying.

The noun form of counteract is counteraction.

What is the difference between counteractive vs. counterproductive?

Counterproductive is used to describe something that acts against the intended goal. Counteractive is less specific—it can describe anything that acts in opposition to something else, including in ways that balance it, cancel it out, fix it, or prevent it. Counterproductive is always negative, but counteractive may be neutral or even positive.

Counteractive is much less commonly used. It’s more common to use the verb form counteract.

How do you use counteractive in a sentence?

Counteractive can be used in a variety of contexts.

Here are some examples of counteractive in a sentence:

We need to implement counteractive measures to offset the losses.
The medicine is counteractive—it should have a neutralizing effect.
A see-saw works because every motion is counteractive.

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