Home › Words › C › counterstimulatecounterstimulatecounterstimulate means to stimulate in an opposite manner or direction.EtymologyFrom counter- + stimulate.verbTo stimulate in an opposite manner or direction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterstimulation 92% match — Stimulation in an opposite manner or direction. vs counterstimulate →counterstimulus 74% match — Any stimulus that causes counterstimulation vs counterstimulate →counterstimulatory 72% match — Relating to counterstimulation vs counterstimulate →contrastimulant 70% match — Any substance that counteracts a stimulant. vs counterstimulate →destimulate 70% match — To bring out of a state of stimulation. vs counterstimulate →contrastimulation 69% match — Synonym of counterstimulation. vs counterstimulate →superstimulation 65% match — Excessive stimulation. vs counterstimulate →destimulatory 64% match — Serving to destimulate. vs counterstimulate →