outbalance
Tip the scales
Outbalance means to exceed in weight, importance, or influence—to tip the scales in one direction.
It functions as a slightly formal synonym for outweigh, used when comparing two things and finding one more significant than the other.
The potential benefits outbalance the risks.
The word suggests a deliberate weighing or assessment, as if placing competing factors on opposite sides of a balance scale.
Exceed in importance
- exceedGo past a limit
- outdoExceed in achievement
- outperformAchieve superior results
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
transcend · outstrip · overtake · outshine · trump · outclass · overshadow · prevail
Superior influence or control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
leverage · edge · advantage · upper hand · mastery · overbalance · hegemony · sway
Offsetting force or weight
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- compensateMake up for
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- counteractNullify by opposing force
equilibrate · counterpoise · equalize · correct · redress · cancel out · even out · make up for
outweigh
Exceed in importance
- exceedGo past a limit
- outdoExceed in achievement
- outperformAchieve superior results
eclipse · transcend · outstrip · overtake · outshine · trump · outclass · overshadow · prevail · overcome
predominance
Superior influence or control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
superiority · leverage · edge · advantage · upper hand · mastery · overbalance · hegemony · sway · influence
counterbalance
Offsetting force or weight
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- compensateMake up for
- neutralizeCancel an effect
counteract · equilibrate · counterpoise · equalize · correct · redress · cancel out · even out · make up for · adjust
outbalancebalance
Steadiness or amount owed
equal · match · counterbalance · equilibrate · offset