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Synonyms for balance
ˈbæl əns
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Princeton's WordNet
balance(noun)
a state of equilibrium
Synonyms:
remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
instability, unbalance, imbalancebalance(noun)
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
unbalance, imbalance, instabilityproportion, proportionality, balance(noun)
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
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remainder, dimension, counterbalance, ratio, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, counterpoise, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, balance wheel, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, equalizer, proportionalityAntonyms:
instability, unbalance, imbalancebalance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance(noun)
equality of distribution
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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 equilibriumAntonyms:
unbalance, imbalance, instabilityremainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest(noun)
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"
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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, respiteAntonyms:
instability, unbalance, imbalancebalance(noun)
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
imbalance, instability, unbalanceLibra, Balance(noun)
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
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remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
instability, imbalance, unbalanceLibra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales(noun)
the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
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remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
unbalance, instability, imbalancesymmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance(noun)
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
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proportionateness, remainder, counterbalance, equalizer, proportion, commensurateness, symmetry, residuum, equaliser, residual, isotropy, parallelism, rest, counterweight, residue, counterpoise, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, agreement, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
unbalance, imbalance, instabilitycounterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser(noun)
a weight that balances another weight
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remainder, counterbalance, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, counterpoise, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
unbalance, imbalance, instabilitybalance wheel, balance(noun)
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
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remainder, counterweight, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, counterpoise, residuum, rest, counterbalance, residue, balance wheel, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, equalizer, proportionalityAntonyms:
instability, unbalance, imbalancebalance(verb)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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remainder, counterbalance, counterpoise, symmetry, equaliser, residual, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, proportion, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, balance wheel, proportionalityAntonyms:
instability, unbalance, imbalancebalance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise(verb)
bring into balance or equilibrium
"She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
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equilibrize, poise, equilibrate, equilibriseAntonyms:
instability, unbalance, imbalancebalance(verb)
compute credits and debits of an account
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equilibrize, poise, equilibrate, equilibriseAntonyms:
instability, imbalance, unbalancepoise, balance(verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium
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equilibrize, brace, poise, equilibrate, equilibriseAntonyms:
imbalance, instability, unbalancebalance(verb)
be in equilibrium
"He was balancing on one foot"
Synonyms:
equilibrize, poise, equilibrate, equilibriseAntonyms:
imbalance, instability, unbalance
Wiktionary
balance(noun)
Synonyms:
scales, disinterest, non-partisanship, neutrality, even-handedness, equilibrium, weighing machine, fairness, weighbridge, account, impartialityAntonyms:
partiality, non-equilibrium, unfairness, partisanship, prejudice, unbalance, bias, imbalance, favor, favourbalance(noun)
a device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
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non-partisanship, equilibrium, weighbridge, even-handedness, disinterest, weighing machine, neutrality, fairness, impartiality, scales, accountAntonyms:
partiality, unfairness, favor, imbalance, non-equilibrium, partisanship, favour, prejudice, bias, unbalancebalance(noun)
Libra
Synonyms:
disinterest, account, scales, fairness, neutrality, even-handedness, weighing machine, non-partisanship, equilibrium, weighbridge, impartialityAntonyms:
unfairness, partiality, bias, unbalance, prejudice, imbalance, favour, partisanship, non-equilibrium, favorbalance(noun)
a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium
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neutrality, weighbridge, disinterest, fairness, weighing machine, equilibrium, impartiality, even-handedness, account, non-partisanship, scalesAntonyms:
unbalance, bias, imbalance, unfairness, non-equilibrium, partisanship, favour, partiality, prejudice, favorbalance(noun)
(figurative) to make (concepts) agree.
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disinterest, neutrality, scales, fairness, even-handedness, equilibrium, impartiality, weighbridge, weighing machine, non-partisanship, accountAntonyms:
favor, favour, non-equilibrium, partisanship, unbalance, unfairness, bias, imbalance, partiality, prejudicebalance(noun)
to hold (an object or objects) precariously.
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non-partisanship, scales, weighing machine, weighbridge, fairness, disinterest, account, neutrality, even-handedness, equilibrium, impartialityAntonyms:
partiality, unbalance, unfairness, imbalance, favour, non-equilibrium, favor, prejudice, bias, partisanshipbalance(noun)
to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
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account, non-partisanship, disinterest, fairness, scales, weighbridge, equilibrium, even-handedness, impartiality, neutrality, weighing machineAntonyms:
unbalance, partiality, prejudice, partisanship, favour, imbalance, unfairness, non-equilibrium, favor, biasbalance(noun)
to be in equilibrium.
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scales, weighing machine, non-partisanship, impartiality, disinterest, account, even-handedness, equilibrium, neutrality, weighbridge, fairnessAntonyms:
unbalance, imbalance, unfairness, favour, prejudice, non-equilibrium, partiality, partisanship, bias, favorbalance(noun)
to have matching credits and debits.
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weighbridge, account, equilibrium, disinterest, even-handedness, weighing machine, non-partisanship, neutrality, impartiality, fairness, scalesAntonyms:
partisanship, favour, bias, unbalance, unfairness, imbalance, prejudice, favor, non-equilibrium, partialitybalance(noun)
apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.)
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weighing machine, fairness, equilibrium, weighbridge, impartiality, account, scales, non-partisanship, disinterest, neutrality, even-handednessAntonyms:
non-equilibrium, partisanship, partiality, unfairness, imbalance, favour, bias, favor, prejudice, unbalancebalance(noun)
a list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
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equilibrium, impartiality, neutrality, weighing machine, weighbridge, disinterest, even-handedness, scales, account, fairness, non-partisanshipAntonyms:
prejudice, favour, favor, partiality, non-equilibrium, unfairness, partisanship, imbalance, bias, unbalancebalance(noun)
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, accountAntonyms:
imbalance, unbalance, favour, bias, prejudice, favor, non-equilibrium, unfairness, partisanship, partiality
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
balance
Synonyms:
weigh, poise, pit, et, counterpoise, counteract, neutralize, equalize, estimate, redress, adjust
Editors Contribution
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
balance(n.)
Synonyms:
pair of scalesbalance(n.)
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equipoise, equilibrium, equality of weightbalance(n.)
balance(n.)
balance(v. a.)
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poise, keep in equipoise, hold in equilibriumbalance(v. a.)
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counterpoise, counteract, neutralize, countervail, counterbalance, compensate, make up forbalance(v. a.)
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(Com.) equalize, make equal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
balance(n)
Synonyms:
scales, equipoise, equilibrium, steadiness, surplus, excess, remainder, overplus, poise, equipoise, weighing, estimateAntonyms:
preponderance, deficit, deficiencybalance(v)
Synonyms:
poise, librate, equal, counterpoise, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, adjust, equalize, squareAntonyms:
unbalance, derange, preponderate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#317 | end | |
#361 | account | |
#434 | stock | |
#599 | pay | |
#708 | agreement | |
#762 | et | |
#1547 | rest | |
#1845 | difference | |
#1963 | balance | |
#2705 | sleep | |
#2940 | relief | |
#2944 | ratio | |
#3432 | estimate | |
#4819 | ease | |
#5101 | dimension | |
#5179 | offset | |
#6183 | proportion | |
#6226 | correspondence | |
#6359 | balanced | |
#6608 | scales | |
#6635 | adjust | |
#6977 | pit | |
#8949 | equilibrium | |
#9174 | remainder | |
#9757 | relaxation | |
#10093 | balancing | |
#10431 | residual | |
#11395 | balances | |
#12382 | weigh | |
#12918 | symmetry | |
#13084 | residue | |
#13198 | fairness | |
#14854 | parity | |
#16663 | brace | |
#21551 | imbalance | |
#22368 | respite | |
#23024 | reconcile | |
#25404 | remnant | |
#25475 | equalizer | |
#26478 | redress | |
#27136 | neutrality | |
#31618 | equilibria | |
#32783 | parallelism | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#38211 | repose | |
#38913 | preponderance | |
#39656 | neutralize | |
#41680 | impartiality | |
#46605 | balancer | |
#47515 | proportionality | |
#49465 | poise | |
#61118 | equalize | |
#61869 | snitch | |
#67974 | counterbalance | |
#71025 | counterweight | |
#71953 | equaliser | |
#80409 | equilibration | |
#90092 | disinterest | |
#98597 | bilan | |
#128255 | isotropy | |
#135913 | stocktaking | |
#142028 | equilibrate | |
#142487 | equipoise | |
#154418 | weighbridge | |
#192178 | residuum | |
#217658 | counterpoise | |
#221707 | quietus |
How to use balance in a sentence?
I don't have a good answer for how we're going to balance it. It is a predicament.
We can reduce the likelihood of certain types of content the community doesn’t want to see. We can reduce that and lower it in the news feed so there is less of an incentive for the financially motivated spammer. We think this is the right way to strike a balance between promoting free expression and promoting a safe and authentic community, so that’s a tough nut to crack, we’re never going to be 100 percent perfect, so it’s really important that in addition to the ranking work we invest in building out things out in the user interface.
The problem with young people is that they are not 100 percent pre-occupied with economic considerations, a lot of young people saying they don't want development, they want a better environment, they want better work-life balance, they want better quality of life.
Due to the downturn in commodity prices, Australia's moving its focus from mining to dining, we're just an exploration company, but we have a solid balance sheet, and we feel we can also do the same.
For people with established balance problems or a history of falls, these exercises should be prescribed by an appropriately trained professional, good exercise habits can be started at any age, nobody is too young or too old to benefit.
Translations for balance
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- رصيد, ميزان, توازنArabic
- теглилка, везна, баланс, равновесие, балансираност, уравновесявам, уравновесен съм, балансирам, балансиран съм, правя балансBulgarian
- balanç, equilibri, balança, compensar, equilibrarCatalan, Valencian
- rovnováhaCzech
- balanceDanish
- Waage, Ausgewogenheit, Balance, Bilanz, Gleichgewicht, Saldo, balancieren, wiegen, im Gleichgewicht halten, ausgleichen, bilanzierenGerman
- ισοζύγιο, ζυγαριά, ισορροπία, αντισταθμίζω, ισορροπώ, ζυγίζω, ισοσκελίζωGreek
- equilibrio, balanza, balance, [[hacer]] [[balance]], balancear, equilibrarSpanish
- orekaBasque
- میزان, بالانس, ترازو, تعادلPersian
- varsivaaka, tasapaino, vaaka, saldo, olla tasapainossaFinnish
- balance, équilibre, solde, apurerFrench
- co-chothromScottish Gaelic
- balanza, equilibrio, balanceGalician
- તુલાGujarati
- מאזניים, איזון, מאזן, שיווי משקלHebrew
- तराज़ू, तुला, संतुलनHindi
- mérlegHungarian
- հավասարակշռություն, բալանս, կշեռքArmenian
- keseimbanganIndonesian
- bilanco, balanco, equilibroIdo
- bilancia, bilancio, neutralità, equilibrio, pareggiare, equivalere, pesare, tenere in equilibrio, bilanciare, conguagliareItalian
- איזוןHebrew
- 秤, バランス, 中立, 均衡, 平衡, 天秤, 釣り合いJapanese
- terazî, yeksengî, hevsengî, denge, terazû, balansKurdish
- баланстоо, сальдо, тараза, теңдештик, таразалоо, тең салмак, теңдеш, балансташкан, тең салмактык, калдык, баланс, тең салмактоо, кайырмаKyrgyz
- stateraLatin
- WoLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pusiausvyraLithuanian
- кантар, врамнотеженост, рамнотежа, биланс, терезија, салдо, вага, измируваMacedonian
- neraca, teraju, dacing, mizanMalay
- balans, evenwicht, weegschaalDutch
- vekt, balanse, balansereNorwegian
- waga, równowaga, saldoPolish
- balança, balanço, equilíbrio, equilibrar, pesar, balancearPortuguese
- balanță, balans, cumpăt, echilibru, bilanțRomanian
- баланс, весы, сбалансированность, равновесие, взвешенность, уравновешенность, сальдо, уравновешивать, уравновеситьRussian
- vága, равноте́жа, кантар, kantar, теразије, terazije, ravnotéža, ва́га, balansirati, балансиратиSerbo-Croatian
- ravnovesje, ravnotežjeSlovene
- peshore, ekuilibër, balancë, bilancAlbanian
- balans, avvägning, balansräkning, balansvåg, våg, jämvikt, vågskål, jämviktsläge, balansera, stå och väga, vara i jämvikt, jämna ut sigSwedish
- சமநிலைTamil
- సమతుల్యత, త్రాసు, కాటాTelugu
- สมดุลThai
- denge, kantar, teraziTurkish
- рівновагаUkrainian
- ترازو, تلا, میزانUrdu
- וואָגYiddish
- 平衡Chinese
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