countermeasure

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

countermeasure
    n 1: an action taken to offset another action

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "countermeasure":
      antidote, backfire, comeback, corrective, counteractant,
      counteractive, counteragent, counterattack, counterblast,
      counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, counterrevolution,
      counterstep, counterstroke, cure, defense, retort