Synonyms for balance
ˈbæl ənsbal·ance

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1. balancenoun

   Synonyms:
   scales, disinterest, non-partisanship, neutrality, even-handedness, equilibrium, weighing machine, fairness, weighbridge, account, impartiality

   Antonyms:
   partiality, non-equilibrium, unfairness, partisanship, prejudice, unbalance, bias, imbalance, favor, favour

2. balancenoun

   a device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.

   Synonyms:
   non-partisanship, equilibrium, weighbridge, even-handedness, disinterest, weighing machine, neutrality, fairness, impartiality, scales, account

   Antonyms:
   partiality, unfairness, favor, imbalance, non-equilibrium, partisanship, favour, prejudice, bias, unbalance

3. balancenoun

   Libra

   Synonyms:
   disinterest, account, scales, fairness, neutrality, even-handedness, weighing machine, non-partisanship, equilibrium, weighbridge, impartiality

   Antonyms:
   unfairness, partiality, bias, unbalance, prejudice, imbalance, favour, partisanship, non-equilibrium, favor

4. balancenoun

   to make (items) weigh up.

   Synonyms:
   neutrality, weighbridge, disinterest, fairness, weighing machine, equilibrium, impartiality, even-handedness, account, non-partisanship, scales

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, bias, imbalance, unfairness, non-equilibrium, partisanship, favour, partiality, prejudice, favor

5. balancenoun

   (figurative) to make (concepts) agree.

   Synonyms:
   disinterest, neutrality, scales, fairness, even-handedness, equilibrium, impartiality, weighbridge, weighing machine, non-partisanship, account

   Antonyms:
   favor, favour, non-equilibrium, partisanship, unbalance, unfairness, bias, imbalance, partiality, prejudice

6. balancenoun

   to hold (an object or objects) precariously.

   Synonyms:
   non-partisanship, scales, weighing machine, weighbridge, fairness, disinterest, account, neutrality, even-handedness, equilibrium, impartiality

   Antonyms:
   partiality, unbalance, unfairness, imbalance, favour, non-equilibrium, favor, prejudice, bias, partisanship

7. balancenoun

   to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.

   Synonyms:
   account, non-partisanship, disinterest, fairness, scales, weighbridge, equilibrium, even-handedness, impartiality, neutrality, weighing machine

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, partiality, prejudice, partisanship, favour, imbalance, unfairness, non-equilibrium, favor, bias

8. balancenoun

   to be in equilibrium.

   Synonyms:
   scales, weighing machine, non-partisanship, impartiality, disinterest, account, even-handedness, equilibrium, neutrality, weighbridge, fairness

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unfairness, favour, prejudice, non-equilibrium, partiality, partisanship, bias, favor

9. balancenoun

   to have matching credits and debits.

   Synonyms:
   weighbridge, account, equilibrium, disinterest, even-handedness, weighing machine, non-partisanship, neutrality, impartiality, fairness, scales

   Antonyms:
   partisanship, favour, bias, unbalance, unfairness, imbalance, prejudice, favor, non-equilibrium, partiality

10. balancenoun

    apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.)

    Synonyms:
    weighing machine, fairness, equilibrium, weighbridge, impartiality, account, scales, non-partisanship, disinterest, neutrality, even-handedness

    Antonyms:
    non-equilibrium, partisanship, partiality, unfairness, imbalance, favour, bias, favor, prejudice, unbalance

11. balancenoun

    a list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

    Synonyms:
    equilibrium, impartiality, neutrality, weighing machine, weighbridge, disinterest, even-handedness, scales, account, fairness, non-partisanship

    Antonyms:
    prejudice, favour, favor, partiality, non-equilibrium, unfairness, partisanship, imbalance, bias, unbalance

12. balancenoun

    the result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.

    I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.

    Synonyms:
    disinterest, non-partisanship, even-handedness, weighbridge, impartiality, equilibrium, weighing machine, scales, fairness, neutrality, account

    Antonyms:
    imbalance, unbalance, favour, bias, prejudice, favor, non-equilibrium, unfairness, partisanship, partiality

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1. balance

   Synonyms:
   weigh, poise, pit, et, counterpoise, counteract, neutralize, equalize, estimate, redress, adjust

   Antonyms:
   upset, tilt, cant, subvert, mispoise, overbalance

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1. balancenoun

   a state of equilibrium

   Synonyms:
   remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   instability, unbalance, imbalance

2. balancenoun

   equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

   Synonyms:
   remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, instability

3. proportion, proportionality, balancenoun

   harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

   "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

   Synonyms:
   remainder, dimension, counterbalance, ratio, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, counterpoise, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, balance wheel, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, equalizer, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   instability, unbalance, imbalance

4. balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalancenoun

   equality of distribution

   Synonyms:
   sense of equilibrium, remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, vestibular sense, residue, proportion, equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionality, chemical equilibrium

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, instability

5. remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, restnoun

   something left after other parts have been taken away

   "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

   Synonyms:
   remainder, relief, counterbalance, end, quietus, difference, relaxation, symmetry, equaliser, residual, ease, proportion, residuum, rest, repose, equalizer, counterweight, rest period, eternal sleep, residue, sleep, counterpoise, equilibrium, remnant, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, oddment, balance wheel, proportionality, eternal rest, respite

   Antonyms:
   instability, unbalance, imbalance

6. balancenoun

   the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

   Synonyms:
   remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   imbalance, instability, unbalance

7. Libra, Balancenoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

   Synonyms:
   remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   instability, imbalance, unbalance

8. Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scalesnoun

   the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

   Synonyms:
   remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, instability, imbalance

9. symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balancenoun

   (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

   Synonyms:
   proportionateness, remainder, counterbalance, equalizer, proportion, commensurateness, symmetry, residuum, equaliser, residual, isotropy, parallelism, rest, counterweight, residue, counterpoise, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, agreement, balance wheel, proportionality

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, instability

10. counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equalisernoun

    a weight that balances another weight

    Synonyms:
    remainder, counterbalance, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, counterpoise, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionality

    Antonyms:
    unbalance, imbalance, instability

11. balance wheel, balancenoun

    a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

    Synonyms:
    remainder, counterweight, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, counterpoise, residuum, rest, counterbalance, residue, balance wheel, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, equalizer, proportionality

    Antonyms:
    instability, unbalance, imbalance

12. balanceverb

    a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

    Synonyms:
    remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionality

    Antonyms:
    instability, unbalance, imbalance

13. balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibriseverb

    bring into balance or equilibrium

    "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

    Synonyms:
    equilibrize, poise, equilibrate, equilibrise

    Antonyms:
    instability, unbalance, imbalance

14. balanceverb

    compute credits and debits of an account

    Synonyms:
    equilibrize, poise, equilibrate, equilibrise

    Antonyms:
    instability, imbalance, unbalance

15. poise, balanceverb

    hold or carry in equilibrium

    Synonyms:
    equilibrize, brace, poise, equilibrate, equilibrise

    Antonyms:
    imbalance, instability, unbalance

16. balanceverb

    be in equilibrium

    "He was balancing on one foot"

    Synonyms:
    equilibrize, poise, equilibrate, equilibrise

    Antonyms:
    imbalance, instability, unbalance

Matched Categories

1. • Account
   • Arrangement
   • Astrology
   • Be
   • Difference
   • Equality
   • Equilibrium
   • Hold
   • Math
   • Part
   • Person
   • Sign
   • Spatial Property
   • Structure
   • Weight
   • Wheel

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1. carn

   originating with stone circles, the term carn or cairn implies a perfectly balanced stone, as well as a perfectly balanced thought or intention.

   let us build our love like a perfect carn, stable and timeless.

   Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

2. rebalanceverb

   restore the correct balance to; balance again or differently

   it helps keep scar tissue and adhesions from forming, and it can help rebalance your dog's body which can speed the time it takes for your dog to heal after surgery by reducing pain and swelling.

   Submitted by gia.choi on August 23, 2021  

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1. balancenoun

   Synonyms:
   pair of scales

2. balancenoun

   Synonyms:
   equipoise, equilibrium, equality of weight

3. balancenoun

   Synonyms:
   excess, overplus, surplus

4. balancenoun

   Synonyms:
   [low, U. S.] rest, residue, remainder

5. balanceverb

   Synonyms:
   poise, keep in equipoise, hold in equilibrium

6. balanceverb

   Synonyms:
   counterpoise, counteract, neutralize, countervail, counterbalance, compensate, make up for

7. balanceverb

   Synonyms:
   (Com.) equalize, make equal

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1. balancenoun

   Synonyms:
   scales, equipoise, equilibrium, steadiness, surplus, excess, remainder, overplus, poise, equipoise, weighing, estimate

   Antonyms:
   preponderance, deficit, deficiency

2. balanceverb

   Synonyms:
   poise, librate, equal, counterpoise, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, adjust, equalize, square

   Antonyms:
   unbalance, derange, preponderate

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1. List of paraphrases for "balance":

   equilibrium, balancing, balanced, balances, preponderance, equilibria, imbalance, pay, reconcile, snitch, balance-sheet, equilibrate, parity, remainder, equipoise, bilan, trade-off, equilibration, rest, stocktaking, stock, balancer, scales

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1. Amit Ray:

   Kundalini awakening is graceful and blissful process if you know and balance all the 114 chakras. Kundalini awakening just with 7 chakras are harmful.

2. Athimalaipet Ramanan:

   This is an observational study of hospitalized children. The limitations include that not all cases may have been captured. This also does not account for the true prevalence of significant COVID-19 infection in children, however, on balance it's an important study as it is likely most children with significant illness would have presented to the hospitals.

3. Pat Keon:

   Bond funds in general took off ... when the Federal Reserve announced that it was taking its foot off the brakes - no more rate hikes until inflation warrants it and the balance sheet reduction program would be ending.

4. Lauryn Hill:

   I loved and believed deeply in my community's ability to both love and heal itself provided it received the right amount of support and encouragement, our world today, both complex and changing, is in need of the balance between moral fortitude and cathartic expression. I hope the love and energy that permeated this work can continue to inspire change with love and optimism at the helm.

5. Nicole Saphier:

   There is a balance between being overly cautious and negligent, when it comes to young children, especially those under 12 years old, the benefit of wearing masks no longer outweighs the risks posed with prolonged mask-wearing in children when community transmission levels are low and there are high levels of immunity (vaccine and natural).