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I use it all the time. I'm an engineer though so it doesn't really counteract what you're saying.
23 1 ReplyContradict.
15 4 ReplyCounteract is also valid.
This is a counteraction.
10 3 ReplyCounteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.
10 0 ReplyThis attempted contradiction doesn't seem to counteract the above comment.
5 0 ReplyNote how they are not mutually exclusive
5 0 ReplyPerfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)
6 4 ReplyNo, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That's pretty fundamental to communication.
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