balance

How many syllables in balance?

There are 2 syllables in the word balance.

Divide balance into syllables:

bal · ance

How to pronounce balance:

Synonyms for balance:

balance wheel

correspondence

counterbalance

counterpoise

counterweight

electrolyte balance

equaliser

equalizer

equilibration

equilibrium

equipoise

libra

libra the balance

libra the scales

poise

proportion

proportionality

remainder

residual

residue

residuum

rest

stasis

symmetricalness

symmetry

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Antonyms for balance:

imbalance

instability

precariousness

unstableness

unsteadiness

wavering

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