tips the scales
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- decisiveQuick to conclude
advantage · sway · influence · judgment · favor · lean · heavy · measure · pivotal · shift · edge · crucial · turning point · outweigh · decide · clinch · equilibrium · fulcrum
direction of advantage
tips the scalesbalances out
Compensates to create parity
equalizes · neutralizes · counterbalances · offsets · stabilizes
weight/measurement context
tips the scaleslightens the load