ANTIPERISTASIS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word antiperistasis. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| backlash | nounn | |||||
noun • a movement back from an impact • an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | ||||||
| contradiction | nounn | |||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||
| counteraction | nounn | |||||
noun • action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | ||||||
| counterbalance | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a weight that balances another weight • equality of distribution • a compensating equivalent verb • adjust for • contrast with equal weight or force • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | ||||||
| opposition | nounn | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||
| repulsion | nounn | |||||
noun • the force by which bodies repel one another • intense aversion • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | ||||||
| resistance | nounn | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current • group action in opposition to those in power | ||||||
