The reason is discussed, why ultraviolet absorbers (UVA) having phenolic moiety show the synergism with HALS apparently, on the contrarily to phenolic antioxidants. A HALS nitrosonium is a substrate causing the useless oxidation of a phenol, and is formed from HALS more easily in the presence of a phenol. However, 2-hydroxybenzophenone (2-HBP) did not accelerate the formation of the nitrosonium so fast as 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxytoluene (BHT). A HALS nitrosonium, even if formed, did not oxidize 2-HBP so much as BHT. That is, 2-HBP can continue to work longer and more effi ciently in the presence of HALS. This fact suggests a weak antagonism of 2-HBP and a strong antagonism of BHT with HALS. On the other hand, quinones, derived from 2-HBP and BHT as result of peroxy radical-catching, were reduced to the corresponding hydroquinones by the action of HALS derivatives, such as HALS hydroxylamine. This reaction occurs strikingly faster and more easily for 2-HBP than for BHT. This fact shows a strong synergism of 2-HBP and a weak synergism of BHT with HALS. The above-mentioned results well explain the apparent synergism of UVA (2-HBP) with HALS, contrarily to the apparent antagonism of BHT with HALS.