counterbalanced
Definition
- Adjective:
- Brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another: Describes a state where one opposing weight, force, or influence is exactly matched by another, resulting in a stable, balanced condition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The scale was perfectly counterbalanced, so it didn't tip to either side.
- The negative environmental impact of the project was counterbalanced by significant economic benefits for the community.
- In the design, the heavy engine at the front is counterbalanced by a weight at the rear.
Advanced Usage
- "to be counterbalanced by": A common passive construction indicating what provides the opposing, equalizing force.
- His natural caution is counterbalanced by a willingness to take calculated risks.
- Used in technical, scientific, and metaphorical contexts to describe equilibrium in systems, arguments, or characteristics.
Variants and Related Words
- Counterbalance (verb/noun): To oppose with an equal weight or force; a weight or force that balances another.
- The government's spending serves to counterbalance the downturn in the economy.
- The crane uses a heavy counterbalance to lift the load safely.
- Counterbalancing (adjective/gerund): The act or process of creating balance.
- The counterbalancing effect was immediately noticeable.
Synonyms
- Balanced: Kept in a state of equilibrium.
- Offset: Counteracted or compensated for.
- Neutralized: Rendered ineffective by an opposing force.
- Equipoised: Evenly balanced.
Related Phrases
- To act as a counterbalance: To serve the function of balancing something else.
- The new policy is intended to act as a counterbalance to market volatility.
- A countervailing force/weight: A force or weight that counteracts another.
- They introduced a countervailing force to prevent the door from swinging shut.
Related Idioms
- To tip the balance/scales: To give a slight advantage to one side, disrupting the equilibrium. (This is the conceptual opposite of being counterbalanced.)
- Her final argument tipped the scales in favor of the proposal.
Adjective
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brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
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