to counterpoise

Examples

• All

• If it be, the man I speak of cannot in the world be singly counterpoised.

  Coriolanus (2011)

• "In theory and in ideal," the time of business and the time of salvation were counterpoised worlds in medieval Christianity.

  Academic text (1992)

• We often counterpoise these to each other as if they're two separate domains, right?

• We often counterpoise these to each other as if they're two separate domains, right?

• These repetitions counterpoise the emphasis on dreams: "Dreams of love."

  Academic text (1998)

• The immediate and reliable love of one's own property, wife, and children can more effectively counterpoise purely individual selfishness than does the distant and abstract love of country.

  Blog text (9)

• But unlike the tension between the liberal and Republican traditions, which arguably are counterpoised, the tension created by the libertarian tradition is potentially corrosive.

  Academic text (2017)

• Another torso sits counterpoised on a pedestal in the Tugendhat House; her shoulders point toward the exterior window as she glances toward the sitting area.

  Fiction book (1992)

• In her speech, she used examples to counterpoise the opposing viewpoints effectively.

• To maintain stability, the architect decided to counterpoise the large windows with solid brick walls.

Synonyms

C

to counter

vsto counterpoise

190 4.3

To respond by acting against something

is about serving as a balancing counterweight rather than just response

O

to offset

vsto counterpoise

104 4.4

To reduce a bad effect by providing something that balances it

emphasizes acting as an opposing force rather than only compensation

C

to compensate

vsto counterpoise

94 3.7

To change something to reduce a problem caused by something else

works specifically by opposing influence as a balancing action

C

to counteract

vsto counterpoise

47 4.8

To act against something to reduce its effect

is more about providing a balancing opposing force than mere reduction

N

to neutralize

vsto counterpoise

39 5.6

To stop an action or effect by acting against it

aims to balance by opposing influence rather than only removing harm

B

to balance out

vsto counterpoise

25 3.5

Make things equal and make up for a lack so nothing is too much or too little

is about opposing force or influence rather than just equality

C

to cancel out

vsto counterpoise

12 4.0

Make one thing stop the effect of another so nothing happens

balances by opposing force instead of simply cancelling effects

C

to counterbalance

vsto counterpoise

9 5.1

To balance the effect of something by adding an opposite force

focuses on acting as an opposing physical or forceful balance

C

to countervail

vsto counterpoise

• Formal

4 9.3

To act against something to reduce its effect

stresses being a counterweight or opposing influence rather than general action

C

to counterweight

vsto counterpoise

1 5.7

To balance something by adding weight or cancelling its effect

is more about opposing influence than only adding physical weight

C

to counterpose

vsto counterpoise

8.4

To act as a balance against a strong opposite force

is the same idea expressed with different wording

S

to set off

vsto counterpoise

4.4

To make up for a problem by adding something good

uses opposing influence to balance rather than only replacing loss

C

to countercheck

vsto counterpoise

8.6

To act against something to stop or limit it

is more about steady balancing opposition than a single check action

Antonyms

O

to overbalance

1 6.7

To be more important than something else

How Balancing

to neutralize

39 5.6

to counterpoise

1 9.8

to offset

104 4.4

to temper

63 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology