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

Kérastase’s Densifique Bain Densité Shampoo can help, balancing a deep cleanse with density-boosting (and hydrating) ingredients, including hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and gluco-peptides, to plump the cuticle and reduce breakage from root-to-tip. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026

So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

At present, lithium-ion batteries excel at short-term electricity storage (hours), but hydrogen can be stored in large quantities in underground salt caverns for months, balancing seasonal swings in renewable energy production. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Dev says some chains are looking into this shift in reservations but balancing housekeeping needs with a variety of arrival and departure times isn’t simple. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

For an independent artist balancing her business with a full-time job, Przenioslo said the response felt validating. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs. — CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

An office building requires balancing professional environments with operational efficiency and long-term capital planning. — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Mid-morning tends to be the sweet spot, balancing selection with manageable crowds. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026