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counterpoise
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of COUNTERPOISE
1
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another <a musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages>
Near Antonyms changeability, fluctuation, inconstancy, insecurity, instability, mutability, precariousness, shakiness, unsteadiness, volatility
2
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective <the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family>
Synonyms balance, canceler (or canceller), corrective, counter, counteraction, counterforce, counterpoise, counterweight, equipoise, neutralizer, offset
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