equipoise
State of equilibrium
Equipoise is a state of balance or equilibrium, especially between opposing forces or influences.
The word suggests not just physical balance but a kind of poised steadiness—the calm that comes when competing pressures cancel each other out.
The negotiators sought equipoise between the two factions' demands.
In medical research, equipoise refers to genuine uncertainty about which treatment is better, a condition considered necessary before conducting clinical trials that randomly assign patients to different treatments.
Unshakable mental steadiness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- composureEmotional self-control
- self-possessionCalm control of oneself
aplomb · grace · dignity · steadiness · self-control · collectedness · tranquility · assurance
State of balance
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
evenness · steadiness · calibration · tare · counterweight · level · distribution · weighting
State of being constant
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- solidityFirmness of structure
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
durability · foundation · anchorage · permanence · invariability · robustness · endurance · homeostasis
Mutual agreement, peaceful relations
- accordHarmony between parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- synchronyTemporal coordination
consonance · attunement · congruity · cohesion · compatibility · reciprocity · mutuality · symmetry
Offsetting force or weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- compensateMake up for
counterweight · counterpoise · counterforce · stabilizer · redress · rectify · equalize · mitigate
equanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
self-possession · aplomb · grace · dignity · steadiness · self-control · collectedness · tranquility · assurance · confidence
equilibrium
State of balance
proportion · evenness · steadiness · calibration · tare · counterweight · level · distribution · weighting · parity
steadiness
State of being constant
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- solidityFirmness of structure
reliability · durability · foundation · anchorage · permanence · invariability · robustness · endurance · homeostasis · stasis
concord
Mutual agreement, peaceful relations
synchrony · consonance · attunement · congruity · cohesion · compatibility · reciprocity · mutuality · symmetry · correspondence
counterbalance
Offsetting force or weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- neutralizeCancel an effect
compensate · counterweight · counterpoise · counterforce · stabilizer · redress · rectify · equalize · mitigate · correct
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- calmnesscalmness, calm, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- equilibriumequilibrium, balance, stable equilibrium, unstable equilibrium, static equilibrium
- balance pointfulcrum, pivot, center of gravity, center of mass, centroid
- adjustmentsadjustment, tweaks, adjust, shifts, fixes
equipoiseimbalance
Lack of proportion
disequilibrium · instability · unbalance · unsteadiness · volatility
equipoiseagitation
Disturbed, restless state
perturbation · discomposure · turmoil · anxiety · distress