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Definition of Counterbalance

• (v. t.) To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
• (n.) A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another
• (n.) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel
• (n.) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam.

Synonyms of Counterbalance

• Remainder
• Proportion
• Symmetry
• Equaliser
• Residual
• Balance
• Equalizer
• Residuum
• Rest
• Counterweight
• Residue
• Counterpoise
• Equilibrium
• Symmetricalness
• Equipoise
• Correspondence
• Offset
• Balance Wheel
• Proportionality
• Sense Of Equilibrium
• Vestibular Sense
• Labyrinthine Sense
• Sense Of Balance
• Chemical Equilibrium
• Outset
• Runner
• First
• Stolon
• Setoff
• Starting Time
• Offshoot
• Commencement
• Start
• Offset Printing
• Get-Go
• Kickoff
• Outgrowth
• Set-Back
• Showtime
• Branch
• Beginning
• Chasten
• Even Off
• Right
• Castigate
• Make Up
• Compensate
• Neutralize
• Patch Up
• Recompense
• Countervail
• Remunerate
• Even Out
• Fabricate
• Counteract
• Make
• Decline
• Be
• Reconcile
• Oppose
• Correct
• Invent
• Adjust
• Pay
• Overcompensate
• Catch Up With
• Manufacture
• Level
• Represent
• Even
• Rectify
• Discipline
• Comprise
• Even Up
• Conciliate
• Repair
• Square Up
• Cook Up
• Flush
• Cover
• Chastise
• Redress
• Constitute
• Sort Out
• Set
• Objurgate
• Jog
• Pay Off
• Slump
• Settle
• Indemnify
• Fight
• Controvert
• Defend
• Match
• React
• Pit
• Contradict
• Play Off
• Fight Down
• Fight Back
• Waste
• Countermine
• Negate
• Neutralise
• Subvert
• Sabotage
• Weaken
• Countercheck
• Antagonise
• Nullify
• Undermine
• Liquidate
• Do In
• Antagonize
• Knock Off
• Equilibrate
• Equilibrize
• Equilibrise

Antonyms of Counterbalance

Homophones of Counterbalance