counterbalanceverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkaʊn.təˌbæl.əns/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌbæl.əns/to have an equal but opposite effect on something so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic:
The ugliness of the resort is counterbalanced by the excellence of the skiing.
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Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- jar
- jarring
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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counterbalance
noun [ C usually singular ] ukus
Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitable personality.