Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Combinations of Causes

Concurrence

Nouns
  • concurrence, cooperation, coagency
  • union
  • agreement etc. Agreement
  • consilience
  • consent, coincidence etc. (assent) Assent
  • alliance
  • concert, additivity, synergy etc. Cooperation
  • partnership etc. Party. common cause.
Verbs
  • concur, conduce, conspire, contribute
  • agree, unite
  • hang together, pull together, join forces, make common cause. etc. (cooperate) Cooperation
  • help to etc. (aid) Aid. keep pace with, run parallel
  • go with, go along with, go hand in hand with, coincide.
Adjectives
  • concurring etc. v.
  • concurrent, in alliance with, banded together, of one mind, at one with, coinciding.
Adverbs
  • with one consent.

Counteraction

Nouns
Verbs
  • counteract
  • run counter, clash, cross
  • interfere with, conflict with
  • contravene
  • jostle
  • go against, run against, beat against, militate against
  • stultify
  • antagonize, block, oppose etc. Opposition
  • traverse
  • withstand etc. (resist) Resistance
  • hinder etc. Hindrance
  • repress etc. (restrain) Restraint
  • react etc. (recoil) Recoil. undo, neutralize
  • counterpoise etc. (compensate) Compensation
  • overpoise.
Adjectives
Adverbs
Phrases
  • for every action there is a reaction, equal in for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction" [Newton].