1. acting against something in order to reduce or prevent its effect
Usage: present participle of counteract

1. having the effect of reducing or preventing the action of something else

Examples

• The medicine is counteracting the effects of the poison.
• She took vitamins, counteracting her poor diet.
• The new policy is counteracting years of progress.
• They are counteracting the enemy’s strategy.
• The counteracting forces balanced each other out.
• His counteracting influence helped stabilize the situation.
• The team focused on counteracting their opponent’s strengths.