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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offset an action |
| Synonyms: | amend, atone for, balance, cancel, compensate, correct, counteract, counterpoise, countervail, equalize, make up for, outweigh, rectify, redeem, set off |
| Main Entry: | attune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust |
| Synonyms: | acclimatize, accommodate, accord, accustom, adapt, balance, compensate, conform, coordinate, counterbalance, familiarize, harmonize, integrate, make agree, proportion, reconcile, regulate, tune |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, even-steven, evenness, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, imbalance, instability |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, come out even, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, make up for, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, pair off, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, overbalance, unbalance |
| Main Entry: | ballast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something giving balance |
| Synonyms: | balance, brace, bracket, counterbalance, counterweight, equilibrium, sandbag, stability, stabilizer, support, weight |
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal out |
| Synonyms: | abort, abrogate, annul, balance out, call off, compensate for, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, make up for, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, put an end to, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, render inert, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, rule out, set aside, suppress, vacate, void |
| Antonyms: | imbalance, tip |
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offset, make up for |
| Synonyms: | abrogate, annul, atone for, balance, better, cancel out, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, fix, improve, invalidate, make amends, negate, negative, neutralize, nullify, outweigh, redress, repair, set off |
| Antonyms: | damage, deprive, penalize |
| Main Entry: | counteract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do opposing action |
| Synonyms: | annul, buck, cancel, cancel out, check, contravene, correct, counterbalance, countercheck, countervail, counterwork, cross, defeat, fix, foil, frustrate, go against, halt, hinder, invalidate, negate, negative, neutralize, offset, oppose, prevent, rectify, redress, resist, right, thwart |
| Antonyms: | aid, approve, assist, help, support |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fill in for, compensate |
| Synonyms: | balance, counterbalance, double for, insure, make good, make up for, offset, relieve, stand in for, substitute, take over, take the rap for |
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