counterpoising

verb

present participle of counterpoise
as in offsetting
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 counterpoising
  1. offsetting
  2. correcting
  3. neutralizing
Verb
  • Jaguars rookie Josh Cameron returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a would-be touchdown, but it was called back because of offsetting penalties including a hold by Jacksonville’s Branson Combs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Strategies in the crosshairs include those that use straddles to produce capital gains and ordinary losses from offsetting positions.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of offsetting
Verb
  • What can wait beyond the first day Some recovery tasks will continue beyond the first day, including disputing fraudulent accounts, correcting credit reports and following up with creditors.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • During practice, Blanco runs the mariachi through the setlist, correcting an out-of-tune student and improving an intonation.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of correcting
Verb
  • That straining to comprehend the irrational fog of human emotions is the show’s explicit subject only clarifies the problem rather than neutralizing it.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The natural response to such concerns was to develop defense systems capable of neutralizing such threats — and the result became legendary in some circles as one of the strangest weapons of the Space Race.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutralizing
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“Counterpoising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpoising. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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