[
US
/ˈkaʊntɝˌbæɫəns/
]
NOUN
- a compensating equivalent
- a weight that balances another weight
- equality of distribution
VERB
- contrast with equal weight or force
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oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues -
adjust for
engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
How To Use counterbalance In A Sentence
- Can the other teams raise their games enough to counterbalance that potential falloff?
- The only solution would be to counterbalance this negativity in my own eccentric little way. Times, Sunday Times
- The oath of one of the initiated must counterbalance the most solemn asseveration of every one that is not acquainted with our holy secrets. Anne of Geierstein
- The colorful scenes tend to be counterbalanced by some dark and foreboding sets, and many shots feature subdued lighting that tends to strain shadow detail.
- However, parental monitoring may counterbalance the negative influence of peers on substance use.
- Their strength in defence counterbalances our strength in attack.
- Some glorious highs are counterbalanced by a few truly grating tracks and a bunch of middle-of-the-road filler, but that's true of any compilation.
- Independent researchers are supposed to provide a counterbalance, thwarting the drug industry's tendency to turn research studies into marketing grist.
- A cheerful wood-fire blazed in the capacious hearth; a little at one side an old-fashioned table, with richly-carved legs, was placed -- destined, no doubt, to receive the supper, for which preparations were going forward; and ranged with exact regularity, stood the tall-backed chairs, whose ungracefulness was more than counterbalanced by their comfort. The Purcell Papers, Volume II
- It's naturally "counterbalanced" by their one Democrat even more concerned for the center than Rosen or Bai, Noah Feldman on differences among orthodox Jews. Quote Of The Day