Countervailing

//ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of countervail form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Compensating with equal force. formal

    "countervailing duty"

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adverseantagonisticantiantipatheticantitheticalat cross purposes

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"Countervailing opinions have sadly prevented me from instituting martial law."

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