COUNTERING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

countering 1 of 2

adjective

as in opposing

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countering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of counter

as in fighting

to strive to reduce or eliminate efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country

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Recent Examples of countering

Verb

To have any hope of countering China’s industrial challenge, the US needs a coalition. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The $40 million award adds specialized hardware to an Army program focused on countering increasingly complex aerial threats. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Cottin remains a drily smart, likably peppery lead, perfectly countering the spiraling scattiness of the wonderful Calamy. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 Rather than simply reducing opponents’ health, players seek to break opponents’ posture by precisely deflecting and countering attacks. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Homeland Security Investigations plays a key role in countering fentanyl smuggling by targeting routes and laboratories and working with other law enforcement agencies to investigate smuggling operations. — Ariana Figueroa, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 Prepare revenue management for machine-to-machine negotiation—an agent presenting constraints, a pricing engine countering with a dynamic package, a deal closing in milliseconds. — Himanshu Sinha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Proposition 42 would outlaw retroactive taxation, directly countering Proposition 40 and killing the wealth tax. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The reality of this technology means that the very innovation that drives the revolutionary discoveries also creates the new threats—and the same tools that make those threats so dangerous are also essential to countering them. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countering

Adjective

Ella Stiller is their ingenuous aide-de-camp, Busy Philipps a flamboyant investor and Renée Elise Goldsberry as an opposing counsel who has history with Colter.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Georgia is eager to see someone else on the opposing sidelines after going against itself for much of the past month during preseason practices.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposing

Verb

As a result, the Fed’s attention is now fixed on fighting inflation, instead of the other part of its dual mandate, namely supporting the labor market.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
For France, long accustomed to wildfires along arid stretches of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, the devastation in Le Porge has yielded rare consensus that its fire safety system is not up to fighting mega-fires brought on by climate change.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighting

Verb

Such tools for combating oppressive heat look prescient now, but Stierli isn’t impressed; Tropical Modernism was sensitive to the region’s climate but not to its culture.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
That's the reverse of the Senate race ideologically, in which Markey − a leader in combating climate change − is to Moulton's left.

— Margie Cullen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of combating

Adjective

The public also received conflicting information and messaging on whether ammonia, a toxic chemical, was present in the smoke.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Major powers have rushed to shore up access to the countries and relationships with Pacific leaders in return for various sweeteners, creating a web of sometimes conflicting alliances that have reshaped the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conflicting

Adjective

When competing schools want to obtain the services of elite athletes but are blocked by NCAA eligibility limits, as has been the case, that’s a potential antitrust problem.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of competing

Adjective

Lucky for me, Spanx’s Labor Day weekend sale begins today and has deals on wrinkle-resistant bottoms, elegant jumpsuits, and more for my fall trips.

— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
Another bill from Allen, who represents the Palisades area that burned in 2025, would create a new loan program to help property owners mitigate fire risks through home hardening, or installing fire-resistant materials on the outside of a structure.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of resistant

Adjective

The hardworking, hard-to-play-against, honest types that get after it for your team or make life difficult on the opposing team with their persistence or heaviness.

— Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Many of these are responses to the above points on the ‘against’ side, and some of them are proposals for directions to explore to help overcome the issues raised.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024