offset

Main Entry:
offset [n., adj. awf-set, of-; v. awf-set, of-]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: counterbalance, compensate
Synonyms: account, allow for, atone for, balance, be equivalent, cancel out, charge, counteract, counterpoise, counterpose, countervail, equal, equalize, equipoise, make amends, make up for, negate, neutralize, outweigh, recompense, redeem, requite, set off
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: balanced
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: equalized
Synonyms: counterbalanced, equitable, equivalent, evened, fair, just, offset, proportional, stabilized, symmetrical, uniform
Antonyms: disproportioned, imbalanced, unequal, unsymmetrical
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: counter
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: answer, respond in retaliation
Synonyms: backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, counteract, counterwork, cross, dash, disappoint, fly in the face of, foil, frustrate, have bone to pick, hinder, hit back, match, meet, offset, oppose, parry, pit, play off, resist, respond, retaliate, return, ruin, take on, thumbs down, vie, ward off
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
Main Entry: dissimilarity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: unlikeness
Synonyms: alterity, contrast, difference, discord, discordance, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilitude, distance, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, diversity, heterogeneity, incomparability, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, nonuniformity, offset, otherness, separation, severance, unrelatedness, variance, variation
Antonyms: compatibility, equality, likeness, relatedness, sameness, similarity
Main Entry: equate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: balance; think of together
Synonyms: agree, assimilate, associate, average, be commensurate, compare, consider, correspond to, correspond with, equalize, even, hold, level, liken, make equal, match, offset, pair, paragon, parallel, regard, relate, represent, similize, square, tally, treat
Antonyms: disagree, imbalance, unliken
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