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Counteractive

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. That counteracts

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Tending to counteract.

n. One who, or that which, counteracts.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Tending to counteract or oppose.

n. One who or that which counteracts.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action

Word Usage

"But all throughout the month, gas prices continued to recede from their earlier highs, which had a counteractive effect on public opinion about the economy -- especially after Obama announced he was going to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help fight speculators driving the price up on the oil markets."

Equivalent

active

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