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noun

plural of counterpoise
as in offsets
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family

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verb

present tense third-person singular of counterpoise
as in corrects
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpoises
  1. offsets
  2. corrects
  3. counters
  4. neutralizes
  5. balances
  6. correctives
Noun
  • Chinese Money Plant Chinese money plants (Pilea peperomioides) often produce offsets or baby plants, which are easy to divide and repot into their own containers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
  • And this does the latter quite nicely, the classic claret and blue along with a gold trim offsets the whole thing rather well.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of offsets
Verb
  • His system corrects for that by comparing each coach against the specific difficulty of what he was actually given, not a league-wide baseline.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Robin doesn’t know how to use the word ‘’literally,’’ Ted corrects everyone, Lily chews too loudly, and Barney speaks in falsetto.
    — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrects
Noun
  • Some cabinetry and shelving provide storage, and quartz counters round out the space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Long before fast-food counters and coffee shops became fixtures of American life, luncheonettes gave generations of Americans an inexpensive place to grab a meal and helped change where women could eat, work and socialize in public.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of counters
Verb
  • In addition to hydrogen peroxide, these strips contain xylitol, which boosts saliva flow and neutralizes the acids in your mouth that can break down your enamel.
    — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Glutathione is an antioxidant made primarily in the liver that neutralizes other unstable molecules that attack the body and cause cellular damage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutralizes
Noun
  • Reserve requirement ratios were reduced to zero in 2020, but banks continue to hold reserve balances to manage liquidity, meet payment obligations and satisfy regulatory requirements.
    — David McMillin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This can lead to panic, squeezes and, in the worst-case scenarios, negative short-seller account balances—a major setback.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of balances
Noun
  • These are all refreshing correctives to the texts that previously stood in for contemporary Japan internationally, including any number of small volumes about magical cafés, bookshops, or libraries, often with cats on their covers.
    — Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.
    — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of correctives
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