countereffort
noun
coun·ter·ef·fort
ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈe-fərt 
-ˌfȯrt
variants
or counter-effort
plural counterefforts or counter-efforts
: an effort made in order to oppose or hinder another effort
… horror sequels tend to share an indefatigable evil force … that … ultimately emerges victorious, despite valiant counterefforts, to live to see another day (and to star in another sequel).—
Calum Marsh
Calum Marsh" … they're putting pressure on congressmen and there's not a counter-effort to steel the spine of some of these congressmen … "—Mo Brooks
Mo BrooksPublic opinion … is now reportedly permanently and adamantly so opposed to salmon farming that no amount of counter-effort could possibly change the public mood.—Terence Corcoran
Terence CorcoranExamples of countereffort in a Sentence
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But the episode could make those counterefforts more challenging.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
But some Republican senators who helped write the infrastructure bill, along with influential business groups that support it -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable -- have started a countereffort to try to persuade House Republicans to back the legislation.
—Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2021
But some Republican senators who helped write the bill, along with influential business groups that support it — including the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable — have started a countereffort to try to persuade House Republicans to back the legislation.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2021
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Emily Flitter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
But some Republican senators who helped write the infrastructure bill, along with influential business groups that support it -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable -- have started a countereffort to try to persuade House Republicans to back the legislation.
—Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2021
But some Republican senators who helped write the bill, along with influential business groups that support it — including the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable — have started a countereffort to try to persuade House Republicans to back the legislation.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2021
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“Countereffort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countereffort. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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