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counteract

How many syllables in counteract?

  3 syllables

Divide counteract into syllables:   coun-ter-act
Primary syllable stress:   coun-ter-act
Secondary syllable stress:   coun-ter-act
How to pronounce counteract:   koun-ter-akt
How to say counteract:

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Synonyms for counteract


1 syllable
  • thwart
    2 syllables
    • counter
    • offset
    3 syllables
    • cancel out
    • work against
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    What rhymes with counteract

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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