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COUNTERMOVEMENT Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word countermovement. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word countermovement. (close relations)

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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

Alternatives for BACKLASH

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