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- [koun-ter-weyt]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪt/
- /ˈkaʊn.tə.weɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koun-ter-weyt]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪt/
Definitions of counterweight word
- countable noun counterweight A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals. 3
- verb counterweight If one action or proposal is intended to counterweight another, it is intended to balance or counter the other action or proposal. 3
- noun counterweight a counterbalancing weight, influence, or force 3
- noun counterweight a weight equal to another; counterbalance 3
- noun counterweight a weight used as a counterbalance. 1
- verb with object counterweight to balance or equip with a counterweight. 1
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Origin of counterweight
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; counter- + weight
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Parts of speech for Counterweight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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counterweight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
counterweight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for counterweight
noun counterweight
- weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- stability — the state or quality of being stable.
- bracket — If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example a range of incomes, ages, or prices.
- counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
verb counterweight
- neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
Antonyms for counterweight
noun counterweight
- instability — the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
Top questions with counterweight
- what does counterweight mean?
- how to make a yoyo counterweight?
- how to calculate counterweight?
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