Synonyms of ballast

ballast

noun

as in cargo

heavy material (such as rocks or water) that is put on a ship to make it steady or on a balloon to control its height in the air

—often used figuratively

A large amount of ballast kept the boat from capsizing.

She provided the ballast the family needed in times of stress.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cargo
• freight
• load
• loading
• payload
• lading
• burden
• deadweight
• draft
• weight
• haul
• overload
• consignment
• carload
• shipment
• bale
• truckload
• package
• surcharge
• wagonload
• shipload
• boatload
• trainload
• bulk
• packet
• bundle
• pack
• parcel
• manifest
• body
• mass