balance sth against sth
— phrasal verb with balance uk/ˈbæl.əns/us/ˈbæl.əns/verb
to compare the advantages and disadvantages of something:
The ecological effects of the factory need to be balanced against the employment it generates.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Comparing and contrasting
- against
- analogy
- antithesis
- as against idiom
- balance
- benchmark
- beside
- comparison
- competitive
- contrast
- contrastive
- differentiate
- gold standard
- relative
- relatively
- set
- simile
- stack up
- vis-à-vis
- work-life balance
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