counterbalance
nounHow many syllables in counterbalance?
There are 4 syllables in the word counterbalance.How to pronounce counterbalance:
Definition of counterbalance:
- counterbalance (noun):
- a weight that balances another
- a weight that balances another weight.
Synonyms for counterbalance:
balance
ballast
corrective
counter
counteraction
counterforce
counterpoise
counterweight
equaliser
equalizer
equilibrium
equipoise
neutralizer
offset
sash weight
tare
weight
Antonyms for counterbalance:
approve
disproportion
forfeit
imbalance
lose
outweigh
overcome
overpower
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- cosmology
- coruscation
- correlation
- corporeal
- corporation
- cornelius
- coricidin
- coquettishness
- coquettishly
- copernicus
- copernican
- copenhagen
- convocation
- conveyor belt
- convalescent
- contraflexure
- contradictor
- contradicting
- contingency
- contiguous
- consultative
- consultation
- consultancy
- constitutive
- constellations
- consortium
- considerance
- conservator
- conservative
- conquistador
- coniferous
- confiscated
- conestoga
- conditioner
- condemnation
- conceptual
- concepcion
- concentual
- concentrated
- comradery
- competitor
- communital
- commodities
- commissary
- commercialised
- commentary
- commendation
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