All counterbalance synonyms
coun·ter·bal·ance
C c verb counterbalance
- outweigh — to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.: The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- rectify — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- redeem — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- offset — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
- set off — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
noun counterbalance
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.