counterinfluence

noun

Definition of counterinfluencenext
as in influence

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterinfluence
  1. influence
  2. leverage
  3. in
  4. credit
  5. sway
  6. pull
Noun
  • Despite these denials, the alliance between the two nations is increasingly viewed as a counterweight to Western influence in the region and beyond.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Intense fighting in Europe between Russia and Ukraine, broad conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, and escalating flareups across the Middle East between Israel and Iran have tested U.S. influence.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of influence
Noun
  • These tariffs could target industries critical to China's economy, such as technology, manufacturing, and rare earth minerals, aiming to weaken China's economic leverage.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Deion’s answer to Schefter is non-committal, which is empty leverage that his employer will accommodate.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of leverage
Noun
  • McCormick has six daughters, five of whom were in photos and videos of the swearing-in.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Join 29 others in the comments View Comments The board just celebrated the swearing-in of a new VOA director, Michael Abramowitz, a few months ago.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of in
Noun
  • The new President is already taking credit for the ceasefire that Israel and Hamas have agreed, which is due to start from Sunday.
    Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • President-elect Donald Trump's Mideast envoy joined the talks in the final weeks, and both the outgoing administration and Trump's team are taking credit for the breakthrough.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of credit
Noun
  • Concepts of drag comedy and nonbinary people held a different sort of weight, and the cross-dressing escapades in the movie, as two hapless male musicians flee the mob by donning dresses and joining an all-women band, didn’t hold the same sort of comedic sway.
    Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In space, a previous gentleman’s agreement on warfare no longer holds sway, while there is a constant fight for one-upmanship in the Arctic and in the race to dominate critical minerals.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of sway
Noun
  • For decades, China’s massive size and growth created a sort of gravitational pull.
    Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Lively’s Lily Bloom is a cipher for the millennial woman resisting the pull of becoming her boomer mother.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of pull
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near counterinfluence

counterincentives

counterinfluence

counterinfluences

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Counterinfluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterinfluence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.