Balance

//ˈbæləns//

Synonyms for "balance" (621 found)

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Closest matches (125)

account adjust compare compensate counteract counterbalance counterpoise counterweight equalize equilibrium make up for poise proportion remainder scales square symmetry weigh accommodate accord

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account current account rendered account stated adjustment afterglow afterimage agree amount to analogize analogousness aplomb arrangement assess assets assimilate assimilate to assurance atmosphere atone for attune audit authority available means average back down balance the books balance wheel balanced personality ballast bank account be heavy beauty bilateral symmetry bonus book bottom dollar break even bring into analogy bring into comparison brushwork budget butt butt end cancel candle ends capital capital goods capitalization capitalize carry carry over carry weight cash account cash reserves cast accounts cast up accounts center chaff charge off check check out checking account clear close out close the books coequality coextension collectedness color come to come up to command command of money commensurability common sense communion community comparability comparableness comparativeness compare and contrast compare with comparison compensate for composition composure concinnity confidence conformity confront congruity consider consideration consistency constancy contact with reality contrast control control account

Verb(3 words)

equilibrate equilibrize poise

Noun(3 words)

equilibrium account balance wheel

Strong matches (186)

cool cool head coolheadedness coolness coolth coordinate corelation correlation correlativism correlativity correspond correspondence counterpose countervail counterweigh credit damp debate debit debris

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deficit deliberate demonstrate demur design detritus difference discrepancy disinterest ditto dividend docket double check double-check draftsmanship draw draw a comparison draw a parallel due sense of dynamic symmetry end enter epact equability equal equality equanimity equate equation equilibrate equilibrize equipoise equipollence equiponderance equiponderate equity equivalence equivalency equivalent estimate euphony eurythmics eurythmy evaluate even even off even out even up evenness excess exchequer extra fag end falter fastness fear filings finances finish firm firm up firmness fit fixative flatten footing fossil freeze fund funds generality give-and-take golden mean good sense gratuity grist grouping gyroscope hang back happy medium harmonize harmony have weight healthy mind heel heft hem and haw hesitate hold hold the scales holdings holdover homeostasis homogenize horse sense hover hum and haw husk husks identity immobilize imperturbability income account instrument integrate invariability inventory inverse proportion inverse ratio inverse relationship jib journalize juste milieu juste-milieu justice keep keep books keep pace with keeping kitty knot lagniappe leavings leftover leftovers level level head levelheadedness levelness libra lie heavy life savings liken liken to likeness line liquid assets log lucid interval lucidity make an entry make uniform make up makeweight margin match match up with mean means measure measure against

Noun(12 words)

correspondence counterbalance counterpoise counterweight disinterest equaliser equalizer equipoise even-handedness fairness impartiality libra

Verb(3 words)

counterbalance equilibrise equipoise

Related words (310)

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minute modulate money moneys multilateral symmetry mutuality nail down nerve nest egg net neutralize norm normal normalcy normality normalize normalness note odds and ends offscourings offset oppose order orderedness orts outweigh overage overhaul overmeasure overplus overrun overset overstock oversupply painterliness par parallel parallelism paring parings parity pause pecuniary resources perspective pin down place against plain sense plus pocket polarity ponder pool possession post post up pourboire practical mind practical wisdom practicality preponderance presence of mind property proportionability proportionality proportionate prove provision account pull back purse quid pro quo rag rags ratio rationality reach reason reasonableness reciprocality reciprocation reciprocity reckon reckoning recompense recover redeem refuse regularity regularize regulate regulation reimburse relate relativity reliability relics remain remaining remains remnant repay repose reserves residual residue residuum resource resources rest restraint retain retreat revenue account rhythm right mind rival roach rootedness rubbish ruin ruins rule rump run run a comparison run abreast run to running account sales account sameness sanemindedness saneness sang-froid sangfroid sanity savings savings account sawdust scale score scouring scourings scrap scraps scruple secureness security self-assurance self-command self-confidence self-control self-possession self-restraint selling account sense senses sensibleness set in contrast set in opposition set off set off against set over against setoff settle shading shadow shapeliness shaving shavings shilly shally shilly-shally shy similarity similize smooth sober senses sober-mindedness soberness sobriety solidity something extra something of value sound mind soundness soundness of mind spare square up stabilitate stability stabilize stabilizer stable state stack up stack up with stagnancy stagnation standardize stasis steadfastness steadiness steady steady nerves steady state stereotype stick stick at stickle stock account stop to consider straddle the fence strain strain at straw strike a balance stubble stump substance substantiality supply surplus surplusage survival suspense account sweepings sweetness swiss bank account symmetricalness symmetrize take stock tally technique teeter temper term think twice think twice about tie tip tip the scales tit for tat tone touch trace transfix treasure treatment trilateral symmetry trim tune undeflectability uniformity uniformize unregistered bank account unshakable nerves unshakableness valuation account value values verify vestige via media view together waste weigh against weigh heavy weigh in weigh out weight well-regulated mind wherewithal wholesomeness wit withdraw yield

Noun(17 words)

neutrality nonpartisanship pair of scales proportion proportionality remainder remaining residual residue residuum rest scales set of scales symmetricalness symmetry weighbridge weighing machine

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More general

30 entries

account actor arrangement be bear calculate carry component component part constituent construction difference doer equality equilibrium fit

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More specific

1 entries

equiponderate

Antonyms

4 entries

bias imbalance nonequilibrium unbalance

Synonyms

27 entries

account adjust balance wheel cast accounts clear compare compensate counteract counterbalance counterpoise counterweight disinterest equalize equilibrate equilibrium libra

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derived

101 entries

Chinese balance Jolly balance Kelvin balance Roberval balance Roman balance acro-balance acrobalance adjusted trial balance ampere balance analytical balance b. bike b.weight balance beam balance bicycle balance board balance dock

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has context

7 entries

accounting astrology business dancing legal nautical watchmaking

has property

1 entries

important in many things

is a

10 entries

amount of money equality equilibrium important quality measuring device monetary value person remainder scale structure

manner of

3 entries

account be match

part of

1 entries

account

related to

46 entries

account art awareness beam calmness clear headed counterweight credit credits debit debits device difference equality equilibrium equipoise

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similar

4 entries

equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize poise

Translations

197 translations across 37 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

balancë noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
bilanc noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

Arabic

1 entries

رَصِيد noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

Armenian

2 entries

բալանս noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
հաշվեկշիռ noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

Bulgarian

4 entries

баланс noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
баланси́раност noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
балансирам verb (to hold precariously)
балансиран съм verb (to have matching credits and debits)

Catalan

4 entries

balanç noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
compensar verb (to bring to equipoise)
equilibrar verb (to bring to equipoise)
equilibrar verb (to hold precariously)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

中立 noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
結存 /结存 noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
餘額 /余额 noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Danish

4 entries

afvejning noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
balance noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
ligevægt noun (mental equilibrium)
saldo noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Dutch

2 entries

balans noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
evenwicht noun (awareness of both viewpoints)

Esperanto

4 entries

saldo noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)
bilanci verb (accounting: to make credits and debits correspond)
ekvilibri verb (be in equilibrium)
ekvilibrigi verb (to bring to equipoise)

Finnish

4 entries

liipotin noun (device that regulates the speed of a watch)
loppu noun (remainder)
loppuosa noun (remainder)
loput noun (remainder)

French

4 entries

balancier noun (device that regulates the speed of a watch)
contrepoids noun (something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium)
solde noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
solde noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Galician

1 entries

balance noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

Georgian

3 entries

ანგარიში noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
ბალანსი noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
სალდო noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

German

4 entries

Ausgewogenheit noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
Bilanz noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
Guthaben noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
Rest noun (remainder)

Greek

4 entries

ισοζύγιο noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
ισορροπία noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
αντισταθμίζω verb (accounting: to make credits and debits correspond)
ζυγίζω verb (to bring to equipoise)

Hebrew

3 entries

איזון noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
מאזן noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
אִזֵּן verb (to bring to equipoise)

Hungarian

4 entries

egyenleg noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)
elfogulatlanság noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
kiegyensúlyozottság noun (mental equilibrium)
kiegyensúlyozottság noun (awareness of both viewpoints)

Ido

1 entries

bilanco noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

Indonesian

3 entries

balans noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
saldo noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)
seimbang noun (apparent harmony in art)

Irish

1 entries

fuílleach noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Italian

4 entries

bilanciamento noun (something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium)
bilanciere noun (device that regulates the speed of a watch)
bilancio noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
contrappeso noun (something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium)

Japanese

2 entries

中立 noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
残額 noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Korean

1 entries

잔액 noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Macedonian

4 entries

била́нс noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
врамнотеженост noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
салдо noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
измирува verb (to have matching credits and debits)

Malay

1 entries

baki noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Middle English

1 entries

balaunce noun (mental equilibrium)

Māori

4 entries

hangarite noun (overall result of conflicting forces)
tapeke noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)
toenga noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)
toenga noun (remainder)

Norwegian

3 entries

balansere verb (to bring to equipoise)
balansere verb (to hold precariously)
balansere verb (accounting: to make credits and debits correspond)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

موازنه noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)

Polish

4 entries

balans noun (something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium)
balans noun (device that regulates the speed of a watch)
balansjer noun (device that regulates the speed of a watch)
bilans noun (overall result of conflicting forces)

Portuguese

4 entries

balanço noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
equilíbrio noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
saldo noun (difference between credit and debit of an account)
balancear verb (accounting: to make credits and debits correspond)

Romanian

1 entries

bilanț noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)

Russian

4 entries

бала́нс noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
бала́нс noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
балансир noun (device that regulates the speed of a watch)
взве́шенность noun (awareness of both viewpoints)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

bilancirati noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
ravnotéža noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
равноте́жа noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
balansirati verb (to bring to equipoise)

Spanish

4 entries

balance noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
equilibrio noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
balancear verb (to bring to equipoise)
contrabalancear verb (to bring to equipoise)

Swedish

4 entries

avvägning noun (awareness of both viewpoints)
balansräkning noun (accounting: list of credits and debits)
balansera verb (to bring to equipoise)
balansera verb (to hold precariously)

Yoruba

1 entries

ìyókù noun (remainder)

Sample sentences

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The French government has launched an online game that challenges taxpayers to balance the national budget.

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The balance at the bank stands at two million yen.

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It took me several days to balance the company books.

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We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income.

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Balance

Synonyms for "balance" (621 found)

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