" counterpoises "

1: a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective;

  * e.g., " ... the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balances,

•  cancelers,

•  correctives,

•  counteractions,

•  counterbalances,

•  counterforces,

•  counters,

•  counterweights,

•  equipoises,

•  neutralizers,

•  offsets

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another;

  * e.g., " ... a musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balance,

•  equilibration,

•  equilibrium,

•  equipoise,

•  poise,

•  stasis

•  Antonyms : 

•  disequilibration,

•  disequilibrium,

•  imbalance,

•  nonequilibrium,

•  unbalance

2: a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective;

  * e.g., " ... the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balance,

•  canceler,

•  corrective,

•  counter,

•  counteraction,

•  counterbalance,

•  counterforce,

•  counterweight,

•  equipoise,

•  neutralizer,

•  offset

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective;

  * e.g., " ... her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annuls,

•  cancels (out),

•  compensates (for),

•  corrects,

•  counteracts,

•  counterbalances,

•  makes up (for),

•  negatives,

•  neutralizes,

•  offsets

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective;

  * e.g., " ... her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annul,

•  cancel (out),

•  compensate (for),

•  correct,

•  counteract,

•  counterbalance,

•  make up (for),

•  negative,

•  neutralize,

•  offset

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)