to counterbalance
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈkaʊntərˌbæləns/
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contrarrestar
- To counterbalance the negative feedback, she highlighted the project's positive outcomes.
- counterbalance the power
- counterbalanced the effect
A strong Muslim world that counterbalances Iran is in America's best interest.
- A strong Muslim world that counterbalances Iran is in America's best interest.
- But is this really anything more than a partnership, amongst others, to counterbalance the big partnerships we have now?
- It's about being on that same wavelength, but they also, they can counterbalance you.
- So the one advice I always give to counterbalance this whole biggest mistake thing is to check yourself.
- So they kind of counterbalance whatever extra calories they may have burnt off doing the cardio.
- And that they are they are trying to counterbalance the militant hadith of the frontiers.
- Now, others are saying, well, CN NS going to try to counterbalance that and maybe lean more nicely towards Donald Trump, but I doubt that.
- A little tip for the guys who are really like, I really respect women is to, you know, to counterbalance that with being a bit of a bad boy in bed.
- You could use a little collective something to to counterbalance that and some something we can, we can build on for a more hopeful picture of things.
Examples
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Sun does flood in the windows to sort of counterbalance the darkness.
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The order of administration for the remaining assessments was counterbalanced across participants within each group.
Academic text (2012) -
So the one advice I always give to counterbalance this whole biggest mistake thing is to check yourself.
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And it seems that that could counterbalance Trump's lead among white working class men.
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And is it possible to creates some type of counterbalance or change incentives such that this doesn't continue to go in the direction it's going?
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In the future, administration of the tasks in counterbalanced order would enable a test of this hypothesis.
Academic text (2012) -
So they kind of counterbalance whatever extra calories they may have burnt off doing the cardio.
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Second, given Israel's military dominance, Fatah may have embraced Islamism to counterbalance its technological weakness.
Academic text (2008) -
However, the advantages of these modified nasal packings are counterbalanced by both real and potential drawbacks.
Academic text (2008) -
He used a savings account to counterbalance his higher spending habits.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something right by fixing a mistake
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2.8
Do work you missed to catch up
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4.4
To reduce a bad effect by providing something that balances it
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3.7
To change something to reduce a problem caused by something else
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5.8
Make something less harmful or painful
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4.8
To act against something to reduce its effect
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5.6
To stop an action or effect by acting against it
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3.5
Make things equal and make up for a lack so nothing is too much or too little
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3.4
To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences
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4.0
Make one thing stop the effect of another so nothing happens
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6.8
To make something lose its effect or value
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4.1
To change something so its parts or amounts become more even
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9.3
To act against something to reduce its effect
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4.1
To make two things equal or fair by adjusting what is different
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5.7
To balance something by adding weight or cancelling its effect
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8.6
To become or make something balanced
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9.8
To balance something by acting against it
To act as a balance against a strong opposite force
To make up for a problem by adding something good
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Etymology
Counterbalance comes from the parts counter ('against') and balance ('to make equal'). To counterbalance something is to put a weight or action 'against' it so the result becomes more even, which is why the verb means 'to offset' or 'balance' an effect.