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counterforce

counterforce noun: a force that opposes another force.

Noun

counterforce (plural counterforces)

  1. A force that opposes another force.

Adjective

counterforce (not comparable)

  1. Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
    Antonyms:
    countervalue

Antonyms of counterforce

Forms of counterforce

pluralcounterforces

Origin of counterforce

From counter- + force.

Words formed from counterforce

  • controlled counterforce war

Questions about counterforce

What does counterforce mean?
Counterforce means a force that opposes another force.
What part of speech is counterforce?
Counterforce can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of counterforce?
The plural of counterforce is counterforces.

Words near counterforce in the dictionary

  1. counterflowered
  2. counterflowing
  3. counterflows
  4. counterfoil
  5. counterfoils
  6. counterforce
  7. counterforces
  8. counterformula
  9. counterformulae
  10. counterformulas
  11. counterfort

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