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

With the trigger held down, the controller did a good job monitoring changes in acceleration and countering the wagon’s speed to maintain my walking pace. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Of course, the Dodgers will be able to rely on their gold-star pitching depth, countering Tuesday with World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto followed by fourth starter Tyler Glasnow. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Then, in August 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard closed the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which coordinated the intelligence community’s analysis of foreign interference and methods for countering it. — RenÉe Diresta, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 Teams are countering, as the Chiefs did Monday, with heavier run packages, misdirection and quick passes to mitigate the pressure. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 In its filing, the studio threw its full support behind Urman, Renna and Lieber, while countering many of Lowe’s allegations. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Abu Dhabi has designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization since 2014 and made countering political Islam a pillar of its regional policy. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 How security forces are responding In many of the Latin American countries that have seen high use of drones by criminal groups, governments are investing in countering them. — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 This time, Canada is countering the latest round of tariffs with their own, targeting American dairy, steel and electronics. — Adrian Ma, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countering

Adjective

Run the floor, set hard screens and make the opposing center feel him.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Within this region are two major neural pathways, known as the direct and indirect pathways, which appear to exert opposing influences over which actions are expressed.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposing

Verb

Yemeni government forces – backed by Saudi airstrikes and a blockade of Houthi areas – started fighting the Houthis more than a decade ago.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
The Tigray Peace Force is fighting alongside federal troops against the TPLF.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighting

Verb

In May, Meta laid off ten percent of its workforce, including members of its investigations team, which had been instrumental in combating online influence operations.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
In this and subsequent Narnia books, Aslan leads his young followers in combating and defeating evil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of combating

Adjective

Students are transferring three and four times, pros are trying to play ball against college kids, conflicting court decisions have created a fragmented system, one that no one intended.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Technology that creates extra steps, produces conflicting information or is difficult to use can become an obstacle rather than a solution.

— Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 29 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

Lightweight, durable, and resistant to impact, the wraparound shades are also completely and utterly cool.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Schaffner said there’s no evidence to suggest that the plague bacteria are evolving in a way to become resistant to antibiotics.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Oct. 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