- counterbalanced, counterpoised - brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
Antonyms: unbalanced, imbalanced (indirect, via balanced)
- compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up - adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
--1 is one way to balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun counterbalance3, noun counterbalance1
Something ----s something
- oppose, counterbalance - oppose with equal weight or force
--2 is one way to contrast, counterpoint
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun counterbalance1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
--3 is one way to cancel, offset, set off
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun counterbalance3
Somebody ----s something