" counterforces "

1: a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective;

  * e.g., " ... the belief that higher interest rates are an effective counterforce to inflationary pressures "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balances,

•  cancelers,

•  correctives,

•  counteractions,

•  counterbalances,

•  counterpoises,

•  counters,

•  counterweights,

•  equipoises,

•  neutralizers,

•  offsets

•  Antonyms : 

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