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  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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. Frode Alfheim:

   Every responsible government, on the left or on the right, will need to balance the budget and they will have to rely on revenues from oil and gas, those revenues are not possible to replace from other sources. Much of the welfare state comes from this industry.

2. Med Jones:

   Politicians should shift their thinking from how I can balance the budget to how I can attract top global talents, businesses and investments to compete in a global economy.

3. Tim McMillan:

   The balance sheets of some very good companies are not as strong as they should be.

4. James Bennett:

   With a strong cash balance, we will continue operations without interruption, including paying employees, vendors and service providers, today's actions will preserve liquidity and flexibility as we continue to engage in constructive dialogue with our stakeholders.

5. Barbara Brickmeier:

   We are going to experiment with this and see how many women are interested, as long as it appeals to a segment of our population and they feel that they can better balance their work and home, we will continue it.