Countermeasure

//ˈkaʊntəmɛʒə//

Synonyms for "countermeasure" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (10)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

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derived

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Translations

29 translations across 21 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • հակամիջոց noun (action)
  • հակամիջոց noun (military device or technique)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • контрме́ра noun (action)
  • контрме́ра noun (military device or technique)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 對抗 /对抗 noun (military device or technique)
  • 對策 /对策 noun (action)

Dutch

1 entries
  • tegenmaatregel noun (action)

Finnish

2 entries
  • vastatoimi noun (action)
  • vastatoimi noun (military device or technique)

French

1 entries
  • contre-mesure noun (action)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კონტრზომა noun (action)

German

1 entries
  • Gegenmaßnahme noun (action)

Greek

1 entries
  • αντίμετρο noun (action)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • vassus noun (action)

Italian

1 entries
  • contromisura noun (action)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 対策 noun (action)

Korean

1 entries
  • 대책 noun (action)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • противмерка noun (action)

Polish

2 entries
  • przeciwśrodek noun (action)
  • przeciwśrodek noun (military device or technique)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • contramedida noun (action)

Romanian

1 entries
  • contramăsură noun (action)

Russian

2 entries
  • контрме́ра noun (action)
  • контрме́ра noun (military device or technique)

Spanish

2 entries
  • contramedida noun (action)
  • contramedida noun (military device or technique)

Swedish

1 entries
  • motåtgärd noun (action)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • контрмі́ра noun (action)
  • контрмі́ра noun (military device or technique)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner

Source: wiktionary

Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.

Source: wiktionary

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