vverb.stativebring into balance or equilibriumSynset:balance equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize
Examples:- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
Antonyms:unbalance
Derivationally Related Form:equilibriumbalance
Hypernyms:fit match
Inherited Hypernyms:balancematchadjustchange
Direct Hyponyms:cancelcompensatecomplementcorrectcounterbalancecountervaileven offeven outeven upmake upoffsetset offtrim
Full Troponyms:cancelcarrycompensatecomplementcounteractcoveroffsetoverridetrim
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.possessioncompute credits and debits of an accountDerivationally Related Form:balance
Hypernyms:account calculate
Inherited Hypernyms:balanceaccount
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacthold or carry in equilibriumSynset:balance poise
Derivationally Related Form:balancerbalancepoise
Hypernyms:bear carry hold
Inherited Hypernyms:poisehold
Direct Hyponyms:juggle
Full Troponyms:juggle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.stativebe in equilibriumExamples:- He was balancing on one foot
Derivationally Related Form:balancerbalance
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:balancebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | There --- some children in the rocking chair (apply to: balance) | The children --- in the rocking chair (apply to: balance)
adjadj.allbeing in a state of proper equilibriumExamples:- the carefully balanced seesaw
- a properly balanced symphony orchestra
- a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history
- a balanced blend of whiskeys
- the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers
Antonyms:unbalanced
Inherited Hypernyms:balanced
Similar to:counterbalanced counterpoised harmonious proportionate symmetrical poised self-balancing stable well-balanced