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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How to use balance in a sentence?

1. Celine Gounder:

   Measles is also pneumonia, brain infection, it's the leading cause of childhood blindness in the world, if you want to do something natural, vaccination is far more natural than if your child ends up on a ventilator or needing antibiotics or if they end up with a brain infection so if you are trying to balance what's the most natural way to take care of your child, I would say measles vaccine is pretty high up there.

2. Mike Scioscia:

   He kept us off balance the first time around the order. We didn't have too many good looks there.

3. Susanne Lyons:

   As a result, 461 American athletes – the balance of them teenagers and college students representing almost every U.S. state – qualified to compete in Moscow only to have the opportunity taken from them, many never had the chance to compete at Olympic Games again.

4. Takatoshi Itoshima:

   It's positive that it is investing in the sensor business which is seen promising, but short-term investors may question the strength of its balance sheet, or wonder whether the company could've slashed more of its businesses before raising money from the market.

5. Katie Harbath:

   You need that right balance to make sure you’re not stifling innovation, but making sure that you’re aware of the implications of what it is that you’re building, we won’t know until we see how things continue to operate moving forward, but my hope is that they at least continue to think about that.