counterbalance
Force opposing another
A counterbalance is a weight or force that offsets another, creating equilibrium: The crane uses concrete blocks as a counterbalance.
More broadly, anything that compensates for or neutralizes something else: Her optimism served as a counterbalance to his cynicism.
The verb means to offset or balance against: The risks are counterbalanced by potential rewards.
Ship stability material
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
- massQuantity of matter
- loadCarried weight or burden
plumb · equipoise · fulcrum · pivot · leverage · tare · pendulum · scale
Cancel an effect
- negateCancel or disprove
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- opposeAct against something
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
nullify · undo · cancel out · check · thwart · undermine · inhibit · mitigate
Equal distribution of weight
- equilibriumState of balance
- parityState of being equal
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- stabilityResistance to displacement
steadiness · evenness · homeostasis · stasis · equanimity · poise · levelness · constancy
Make up for
- redressCompensation for injury
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- atoneMake reparation for wrongdoing
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
make up for · remedy · rectify · equalize · reconcile · offset · make good · restoration
Compensate by opposing force
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- equalizationMaking things uniform
neutralization · rebalancing · compensation · rectification · alignment · modulation · regulation · redistribution
ballast
Ship stability material
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
- massQuantity of matter
load · plumb · equipoise · fulcrum · pivot · leverage · tare · pendulum · scale · sandbag
neutralize
Cancel an effect
offset · nullify · undo · cancel out · check · thwart · undermine · inhibit · mitigate · antidote
equipoise
Equal distribution of weight
- equilibriumState of balance
- parityState of being equal
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
stability · steadiness · evenness · homeostasis · stasis · equanimity · poise · levelness · constancy · uniformity
compensate
Make up for
restitution · make up for · remedy · rectify · equalize · reconcile · offset · make good · restoration
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
equalization · neutralization · rebalancing · compensation · rectification · alignment · modulation · regulation · redistribution · tuning
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- scalesweight, measure, digital scale, bathroom scale, kitchen scale
- balanceequilibrium, harmony, stability, symmetry, posture
- compositionsymmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout, arrangement
- counteractneutralize, offset, cancel out, negate, nullify
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
counterbalanceimbalance
Lack of proportion
destabilize · unbalance · disequilibrium · throw off balance · disproportion
counterbalancedestabilize
Make unsteady or insecure
unbalance · exacerbate · worsen · aggravate · tip