Balance

/ˈbæləns/

Synonyms for "balance" (756 found)

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Verb(7 words)

equilibrate equilibrize poise compensates complementing counterbalance counterbalanced

Noun(19 words)

equilibrium amount averagesbalance in motionbalance wheelbalancing entryballastingbe stableclassroom parity termcoequals conciliating consider coordinations correspondence counterbalance counterbalances counterbalancing counterpoise counterweight

accommodate accord accountaccount currentaccount renderedaccount statedadjust adjustment afterglow afterimage agreeamount toanalogize analogousness aplomb arrangement assess assets assimilateassimilate to

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assurance atmosphereatone forattune audit authorityavailable meansaverageback downbalance the booksbalanced personalityballastbank accountbe heavybeautybilateral symmetrybonus bookbottom dollarbreak evenbring into analogybring into comparisonbrushwork budget buttbutt endcancelcandle endscapitalcapital goodscapitalization capitalize carrycarry overcarry weightcash accountcash reservescast up accountscenter chaffcharge offcheckcheck outchecking accountclose outclose the bookscoequality coextension collectedness colorcome tocome up tocommandcommand of moneycommensurabilitycommon sensecommunion community comparability comparableness comparativeness comparecompare and contrastcompare withcomparison compensatecompensate forcomposition composure concinnity confidence conformity confront congruity consider consideration consistency constancycontact with realitycontrast controlcontrol accountcoolcool headcoolheadedness coolness coolth coordinate corelation correlation correlativism correlativity correspond correspondence counteract counterbalance counterpoise counterpose countervail counterweigh counterweight

Adjective(5 words)

balanced forcesbalanced statebalancing principle methodbiological scalebodily balance

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Noun(42 words)

counterweightsdefine scaledutch gelijkecosystem dynamic balanceequal forcesequaliser equalize equalizerequation balanceequation balancingequetusequilibrium conditionsequipoise evaluateeven entriesevenness evens handicap handicaps handstands

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harmonies harmonize headstandhomeostatic maintenanceicelandic jafnjug juggle juggling kilterlayout harmonylevellevel of humus contentlevelling libraloan debtmassmass balancemass measurement devicemass measurement instrumentmass measurement toolmeasure massmeasured trim

credit damp debate debit debris deficit deliberate demonstrate demur design detritus difference discrepancy ditto dividend docketdouble checkdouble-check draftsmanship draw

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draw a comparisondraw a paralleldue sense ofdynamic symmetryend enter epact equability equal equality equalize equanimity equate equation equilibrium equilibrize equipoise equipollence equiponderance equiponderate equity equivalence equivalency equivalent estimate euphony eurythmics eurythmy evaluate eveneven offeven outeven upevenness excess exchequer extrafag endfalter fastness fear filings finances finish firmfirm upfirmness fit fixative flatten footing fossil freeze fund funds generalitygive-and-takegolden meangood sensegratuity grist grouping gyroscopehang backhappy mediumharmonize harmonyhave weighthealthy mindheel hefthem and hawhesitate holdhold the scalesholdings holdover homeostasis homogenizehorse sensehoverhum and hawhusk husks identity immobilize imperturbabilityincome accountinstrument integrate invariability inventoryinverse proportioninverse ratioinverse relationshipjib journalizejuste milieujuste-milieu justice keepkeep bookskeep pace withkeeping kitty knot lagniappe leavings leftover leftovers levellevel headlevelheadedness levelnesslie heavylife savingslikenliken tolikeness lineliquid assetsloglucid intervalluciditymake an entrymake uniformmake upmake up formakeweight margin matchmatch up withmean means measuremeasure againstmeasure up tomeasuredness median mediocrity mediummental balancemental equilibriummental healthmental hygienemental poisemetaphorize middle

Adjective(4 words)

environmental balanceequal countsequal gapsimbalanced force

Verb(11 words)

equalise equalized equalizes equalizing equilibrise equipoise evened juggled jugglesmaintain financial stabilitymaintain homeostasis

Preposition(1 words)

in balance

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middle coursemiddle groundmiddle of the roadmiddle pointmiddle positionmiddle statemiddle-of-the-roadmidpoint minute modulate money moneysmultilateral symmetrymutualitynail downnervenest eggnet neutralize norm

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normal normalcy normality normalize normalness noteodds and endsoffscourings offset oppose order orderedness orts outweigh overage overhaul overmeasure overplus overrun overset overstock oversupply painterliness par parallel parallelism paring parings parity pausepecuniary resourcesperspectivepin downplace againstplain senseplus pocket poise polarity ponder pool possession postpost uppourboirepractical mindpractical wisdompracticality preponderancepresence of mindproperty proportion proportionability proportionality proportionate proveprovision accountpull backpursequid pro quorag rags ratio rationality reach reason reasonableness reciprocality reciprocation reciprocity reckoning recompense recover redeem refuse regularity regularize regulate regulation reimburse relate relativity reliability relics remain remainder remains remnant repay repose reserves residual residue residuum resource resources rest restraint retain retreatrevenue accountrhythmright mindrival roach rootedness rubbish ruin ruins rule rump runrun a comparisonrun abreastrun torunning accountsales accountsameness sanemindedness saneness sang-froid sangfroid sanity savingssavings accountsawdust scales score scouring scourings scrap scraps scruple secureness security self-assurance self-command self-confidence self-control self-possession self-restraintselling accountsense senses sensiblenessset in contrastset in oppositionset offset off againstset over againstsetoff shading shadow shapeliness shaving shavingsshilly shallyshilly-shally shy similarity similize smoothsober sensessober-mindedness soberness sobriety soliditysomething extrasomething of valuesound mindsoundnesssoundness of mindspare squaresquare upstabilitate stability stabilize stabilizerstable statestack upstack up withstagnancy stagnation standardize stasis steadfastness steadiness steadysteady nervessteady statestereotype stickstick atsticklestock accountstop to considerstraddle the fencestrainstrain atstrawstrike a balancestubble stump substance substantiality supply surplus surplusage survivalsuspense accountsweepings sweetnessswiss bank accountsymmetricalness symmetrize symmetrytake stocktally technique teeter temper termthink twicethink twice abouttie tiptip the scalestit for tattone touch trace transfix treasure treatmenttrilateral symmetrytune undeflectability uniformity uniformizeunregistered bank accountunshakable nervesunshakablenessvaluation accountvalue values verify vestigevia mediaview togetherwaste weighweigh againstweigh heavyweigh inweigh outweightwell-regulated mindwherewithal wholesomeness wit withdraw yield

Noun(66 words)

mirroring moderatismnet balancenone remainednone remaining itemsoffsets parallelingphysical stabilitypoise in speechpoise oneselfpoise the camerapoises poising proportion proportionality proportioning proportions reconcileremain stableremainder

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remaining residual residue residuum rest rests scalescale conceptsettlesound level controlspace stabilitystabilities stability stabilize stabilizingstabilizing influencestasesstatic equilibriumsteadied focussteady long term trendstraddle straddling sumsustainability conceptsymmetricalness symmetries symmetrysystem balancethermalization tiptoestrade offstrade-off trim trimness tyiynunbury remainsuniformity conceptutuvertical stabilityveto powerweigh weigherweighing instrumentweighing scaleweydenzero net force

Adjective(13 words)

moderate energyorganismal biology conceptoriginal mixphysical stabilitiespoisedpoised demeanorpostural balanceremainingrobotic stabilityshapeliestshapely formsteady balanceunchanged state

Adverb(1 words)

most presidential poise

Verb(12 words)

multitasks neutralize proportioned reconciling recoup redistribute redistributes squared stabilized steadied steadies symmetrise

Determiner(3 words)

no change in concentrationno net forcesome remain

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More general

42 entries

accountaccounting actionaction actor arrangement be bear calculate carrycognitive processcomponentcomponent partcondition constituent constructiondecision making

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More specific

16 entries

account balanceanalytical balanceavailable balancebeam balancebookkeepingcash balancecounterbalancedynamic balanceelectronic balanceoffsetoverdrawn balanceprioritization reconciliationstatic balancetop pan balancetradeoffs

Collocations

10 entries

account balancebalance in ecosystemsbalance of paymentsbalance of powerbalance sheetbalanced approachfinancial balancemaintain balancesense of balancestable equilibrium

Inflections

3 entries

balanced balances balancing

Derivations

5 entries

balanced balancer balances balancing rebalance

Antonyms

2 entries

imbalance unbalance

similar

4 entries

equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize poise

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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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