COUNTERMOVEMENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word countermovement. (close relations)
Definition of COUNTERMOVEMENT
Best Alternative Words for COUNTERMOVEMENT
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backlash | nounn | |||||||
noun • a movement back from an impact • an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | ||||||||
contravention | nounn | |||||||
noun • coming into conflict with | ||||||||
counteraction | nounn | |||||||
noun • action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | ||||||||
counterbalance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a weight that balances another weight • equality of distribution • a compensating equivalent verb • adjust for • contrast with equal weight or force • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | ||||||||
counterblow | nounn | |||||||
noun • a return blow; a retaliatory blow | ||||||||
countermeasure | nounn | |||||||
noun • an action taken to offset another action | ||||||||
counterplea | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea | ||||||||
countervail | verbv | |||||||
verb • compensate for or counterbalance • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | ||||||||
opposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||||
reaction | nounn | |||||||
noun • (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others • an idea evoked by some experience • a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent • (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body • a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude • extreme conservatism in political or social matters • doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like | ||||||||
resistance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current • group action in opposition to those in power | ||||||||
retaliation | nounn | |||||||
noun • action taken in return for an injury or offense | ||||||||
counterforce | nounn | |||||||
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counterstep | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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countervailing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • compensate for or counterbalance • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions |