What is another word for countering?

Pronunciation: [kˈa͡ʊntəɹɪŋ] (IPA)

Countering is a term often used in discussions of opposition or oppositional tactics. It means to oppose or resist, and can refer to both physical and intellectual efforts to combat a person or idea. Synonyms for countering include combating, opposing, hindering, frustrating, thwarting, and overcoming. Each of these terms conveys the idea of opposing something, but they may also carry additional connotations. For example, hindering suggests an effort to slow or impede progress, whereas thwarting implies a more active attempt to stop an action. Regardless of the specific synonym used, countering is an important part of healthy dialogue and debate, allowing for the expression of a wide range of viewpoints and ideas.

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Usage examples for Countering

Of course he has to eat while he is countering the moves of his enemies; he has to eat while he is on the march to battle, or in flight from it.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
This is true because consideration of enemy courses may in such a case be restricted to those which give promise of countering, effectively, his own courses of action.
"Sound Military Decision"
U.s. Naval War College
She is too generous to take you at your word, though she does not mind countering with you for the pure skill of it."
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee

Famous quotes with Countering

  • Animesh Roul, executive director of Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict, a New Delhi-based think tank, said the time had come for a change of approach for security agencies involved in countering groups such as IS. “I had someone ask me about IS camps and leaders in Bangladesh. Headquarters, organisations, structures are things of the past. The IS is a completely different beast,” he told Hindustan Times. “Bangladesh should be an area of focus for us despite the Dhaka government’s repeated denials of the presence of IS and Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). The infrastructure for radicalisation, such as madrasas, exists there and this presents an opportunity for IS and AQIS,” Roul said. “Besides, there is a lot of evidence of the presence of Bangladeshis from Britain and Canada in the ranks of the IS.”
    Animesh Roul

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