Synonyms for counterbalance
ˈkaʊn tərˌbæl əns; ˌkaʊn tərˈbæl ənscoun·ter·bal·ance

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1. counterbalanceverb

   Synonyms:
   counterweight, counterpoise, offset, counteract

   Antonyms:
   outweigh, overpower, overcome

2. counterbalanceverb

   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, offset

   Antonyms:
   overcome, overpower, outweigh

3. counterbalanceverb

   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, counteract

   Antonyms:
   overcome, outweigh, overpower

4. counterbalanceverb

   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

   Antonyms:
   overcome, overpower, outweigh

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1. 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, proportionality

2. balance, 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 equilibrium

3. counterbalance, offsetverb

   a compensating equivalent

   Synonyms:
   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, beginning

4. compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even upverb

   adjust for

   "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

   Synonyms:
   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, indemnify

5. oppose, counterbalanceverb

   contrast with equal weight or force

   Synonyms:
   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 back

6. counteract, 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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1. counterbalanceverb

   Synonyms:
   counterpoise, balance

2. counterbalanceverb

   Synonyms:
   countervail, compensate, set off, make up for

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1. counterbalanceverb

   Synonyms:
   counterpoise, countervail, equiponderate, balance

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1. List of paraphrases for "counterbalance":

   counterweight, offset, counteract, counter, compensate

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1. Damon Hewitt:

   The core of the problem is that it is not just police departments as a whole -- it is officers who are allowed to act with impunity, is there anything that is a counterbalance to stop them doing the kind of things that Officer Derek Chauvin did ? Liability to the police department would, in my view, be insufficient to do that.

2. Damon Hewitt:

   Is there anything that is a counterbalance to stop them doing the kind of things that Officer Derek Chauvin did ? Liability to the police department would, in my view, be insufficient to do that.

3. Mayor Bloomberg:

   Right now I'm only focused on the midterms, i believe that the Republicans have not done what they should have done in terms of providing some counterbalance to the executive branch.

4. Colleen Dell:

   Bunnies are adored in North America for being cute, friendly and cuddly, in face of what officers and others in the station may face in their jobs, this can serve as a nice counterbalance.

5. Mike Davis:

   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.