Synonyms for counterweight
ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪtcoun·ter·weight

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1. counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliserverb

   a weight that balances another weight

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

2. counterweight, counterpoise, counterposeverb

   constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

   Synonyms:
   counterpose, counterpoise

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1. List of paraphrases for "counterweight":

   counterbalance

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1. Rick Wilson:

   All the way across the board he was the guy you could count on yesterday to correctly assess the situation. He became the counterweight against the the president, bush handled it, but it was later in the news cycle.

2. Vicente Lim:

   You must, however, not lose your sense of humor, which is also a great item in your success. Sense of humor is the counterweight for your misfortunes which you will meet from time to time, from the smallest to the biggest ... If you take anything seriously without any sense of humor and you should happen to fail, it will be the beginning of your downfall.

3. Maria Joao de Conceicao:

   I think Marcelo is what Portugal needs now, both as mediator and a bit of a counterweight to the left.

4. Jimena Blanco:

   With her middle-class roots Vidal acts as counterweight to Macri, whom Scioli's Front for Victory party often portrays as a neo-liberal born into money and privilege.