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- [out-bal-uh ns]
- /ˌaʊtˈbæl əns/
- /aʊt.ˈbæ.ləns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out-bal-uh ns]
- /ˌaʊtˈbæl əns/
Definitions of outbalance word
- verb with object outbalance to outweigh. 1
- noun outbalance Be more valuable, important, or influential than; make up for. 1
- verb transitive outbalance to be greater than in weight, value, etc. 0
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Origin of outbalance
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; out- + balance
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Parts of speech for Outbalance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outbalance popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
outbalance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outbalance
verb outbalance
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- override — to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers.
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
- eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
Antonyms for outbalance
verb outbalance
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
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