counterbalance
verb /ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/
/ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they counterbalance | /ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns/ |
| he / she / it counterbalances | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənsɪz/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənsɪz/ |
| past simple counterbalanced | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənst/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənst/ |
| past participle counterbalanced | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənst/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənst/ |
| -ing form counterbalancing | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənsɪŋ/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənsɪŋ/ |
- counterbalance something to have an equal but opposite effect to something else synonym offset
- Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence.
- The fact that he cannot see is more than counterbalanced by his heightened perception of sound and touch.
- We aim to counterbalance management jargon with plain understandable English.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCounterbalance is used with these nouns as the object:- effect