Countervail

Synonyms for "countervail" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

accommodateadjustamendantagonizeatone forbalancebe antipatheticbe at cross-purposesbe inimicalbe opposed tobeat againstcancelclashcollidecompensateconflictconflict withconfute

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Related words (45)

frustratego againstgo counter tointegrateinterfereinterfere withjoin the oppositionjuxtapose in oppositionlevellock hornsmake upmeet head onmeet head-onmilitatemilitate againstnot abidenullifyoffsetopposeoppugn
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outweighovercomeplay at cross-purposespoiseproportionprotestrectifyredeemresistrun againstrun counter toset offsquaresquare upstrike a balancesurmountswim upstreamtake issue withthwarttraversevote againstwithstandwork against
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Nay could their numbers counteruaile the ſtars Or [euer] driſling drops of April ſhowers, Or withered leaues that Autume ſhaketh down, Yet would the Souldane by his conquering power: So ſcatter and conſume them in his rage, That not a man ſhal liue to rue their fall.

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It cannot counteruaile the exchange of joy / That one ſhort minute giues me in her ſight:

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[…] should I find thine ear closed and thy heart hardened, what hope for myself could countervail the despair for thee?

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When justice stops being effective (or when crimes of corruption stop being punished) and when political vio­lence is no longer a threat, there is nothing left to cause fear in those who govern shamelessly, that is, buoyed by a mood they aren’t in control of and that no one is on hand to countervail.

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