Synonyms of balancing

balancing

verb

present participle of balance

1

as in equating

to make equal in amount, degree, or status

tried to balance the total amount of money spent on gifts for each child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equating
• adjusting
• equalizing
• compensating
• evening
• accommodating
• leveling
• equilibrating
• counterbalancing
• standardizing
• normalizing
• fitting
• equipoising
• regularizing
• democratizing
• homogenizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disequilibrating

2

as in hesitating

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

his tendency to balance and waffle on certain hot-button issues may hurt him in the general election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitating
• faltering
• debating
• vacillating
• wavering
• staggering
• waiting
• hanging back
• dithering
• halting
• teetering
• wobbling
• pausing
• scrupling
• swaying
• lingering
• weighing
• delaying
• pondering
• procrastinating
• deliberating
• shilly-shallying
• oscillating
• hemming
• backing down
• hawing
• dawdling
• considering
• chickening (out)
• hedging
• waffling
• equivocating
• dallying
• pussyfooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deciding
• plunging (in)
• diving (in)
• continuing
• stirring
• advancing
• budging

3

as in paying

to give what is owed for

she had to balance her account with the hotel before checking out of her room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• settling
• meeting
• standing
• footing
• discharging
• liquidating
• paying off
• clearing
• springing (for)
• paying up
• quitting
• recompensing
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of balancing

Both sides rotated halfway through, giving two ‘starting XIs’ 60 minutes of game-time each, balancing the load out equally across their squads. — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Whereas the new geography of oil shocks improves the strength of the United States and China relative to other countries, the burden of balancing the oil market has now shifted toward poorer importing countries. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Their greatest challenge was balancing the multiple registers of the film’s oral testimonies with Hayasuke’s plea to not speak alone in the book’s literary prose. — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Fitbit’s Versa 4 smartwatch acts as a personal fitness coach for students balancing active campus routines. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

More than 35 million Americans are balancing caregiving and workplace responsibilities, according to research from my organization, the National Alliance for Caregiving, and AARP. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026

This strategy requires balancing the needs of now with plans to contend next year and three years from now and five years from now. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

So much of this job is balancing making the thing and going out there and telling people to see it. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Peridot is believed to bring good health, restful sleep, and peace to relationships, by balancing emotions and mind. — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026