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Synonyms for counterbalance
ˈkaʊn tərˌbæl əns; ˌkaʊn tərˈbæl ənscoun·ter·bal·ance
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counterbalanceverb
Synonyms:
counterweight, counterpoise, offset, counteractcounterbalanceverb
A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
Big brother counterbalances his two siblings to the pound
Synonyms:
counteract, counterpoise, counterweight, offsetcounterbalanceverb
To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
Arm wrestling is undecided as long as the opponents counterbalance each-other
Synonyms:
counterpoise, counterweight, offset, counteractcounterbalanceverb
To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition
The defenders' knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers' superior equipment
Synonyms:
offset, counteract, counterweight, counterpoise
Princeton's WordNet
counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equalisernoun
a weight that balances another weight
Synonyms:
remainder, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, balance, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, counterpoise, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionalitybalance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalancenoun
equality of distribution
Synonyms:
sense of equilibrium, remainder, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, balance, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, vestibular sense, residue, proportion, equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionality, chemical equilibriumcounterbalance, offsetverb
a compensating equivalent
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outset, runner, counterweight, first, stolon, counterpoise, setoff, starting time, equaliser, offshoot, commencement, balance, equalizer, start, offset printing, get-go, kickoff, outgrowth, set-back, equilibrium, equipoise, showtime, offset, branch, beginningcompensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even upverb
adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
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chasten, even off, right, castigate, make up, compensate, neutralize, patch up, recompense, countervail, remunerate, even out, fabricate, counteract, make, decline, be, reconcile, oppose, correct, invent, adjust, pay, overcompensate, catch up with, manufacture, level, represent, even, rectify, discipline, comprise, even up, conciliate, repair, square up, cook up, flush, cover, chastise, redress, constitute, sort out, set, objurgate, jog, pay off, slump, settle, indemnifyoppose, counterbalanceverb
contrast with equal weight or force
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fight, countervail, controvert, even out, counteract, defend, correct, oppose, neutralize, match, make up, react, pit, even up, compensate, even off, contradict, play off, fight down, fight backcounteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalanceverb
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
"This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
Synonyms:
waste, countermine, countervail, even off, compensate, negate, even out, neutralise, counteract, subvert, sabotage, correct, oppose, weaken, even up, neutralize, countercheck, antagonise, nullify, make up, undermine, liquidate, offset, do in, antagonize, knock off
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
counterbalanceverb
Synonyms:
counterpoise, balancecounterbalanceverb
Synonyms:
countervail, compensate, set off, make up for
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
counterbalanceverb
Synonyms:
counterpoise, countervail, equiponderate, balance
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At some point Republicans are going to have to find an equilibrium if they plan to compete, clearly there's no sign of that occurring in the immediate future. You want to go with older white men, the counterbalance to that is going to be millennials, females and diversity coming back with a vengeance.
He's expressed concerns about the way the Russia investigation has been conducted, the way the Clinton email investigation was being conducted, so we'll see if he brings a counterbalance to the House Judiciary Committee, which next year is going to be very aggressive in investigating The President.
Joy conditioning is a direct counterbalance to fear conditioning, the latter of which happens naturally and serves a protective purpose.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues:
Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.
These corporations go woke because they have pressure from shareholders, they have pressure from the liberal media, they have pressure internally from within, what we want to do at Unsilenced Majority is to provide a counterbalance. And so these corporations understand that if they go woke there's gonna be consequences from everyday Americans.
Translations for counterbalance
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- уравновесявам, противотежестBulgarian
- protizávaží, protiváha, vyvážitCzech
- contrabalancearSpanish
- vastavoima, vastapaino, tasapainottaaFinnish
- contrebalancerFrench
- mengimbangiIndonesian
- motvektNorwegian
- motvektNorwegian Nynorsk
- contrabalancearPortuguese
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