Synonyms of offset

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verb

ˈȯf-ˌset 

as in to correct

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective

if you get a high grade on this quiz, it will offset the D from your last one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correct
• neutralize
• counteract
• outweigh
• counterbalance
• compensate (for)
• cancel (out)
• make up (for)
• relieve
• negative
• annul
• remedy
• counterpoise
• nullify
• invalidate
• redeem
• negate
• atone (for)
• redress
• override
• outbalance
• neuter
• overrule

offset

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noun

ˈȯf-ˌset 

1

as in counter

a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective

a better performance this time will be an offset to last year's dismal showing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counter
• balance
• corrective
• counterbalance
• counterweight
• counterforce
• counteraction
• counterpoise
• neutralizer
• ballast
• equipoise
• canceler
• trade-off
• weight

2

as in halt

the stopping of a process or activity

symptoms that were striking for their abrupt onset and their equally abrupt offset

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halt
• ending
• cessation
• end
• close
• closure
• conclusion
• shutdown
• termination
• stop
• finish
• cutoff
• expiration
• discontinuance
• cease
• discontinuation
• shutoff
• lapse
• stay
• stoppage
• arrest
• check
• closedown
• surcease
• arrestment
• pause
• suspension
• interruption
• phaseout
• moratorium
• layoff
• standstill
• mop-up
• break
• abeyance
• letup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• extension
• persistence
• prolongation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of offset

Verb

This drab palette, however, is offset by bright pops of green through the glow-in-the-dark tendril overlays and the heel’s Adiprene and Torsion elements. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

To offset the von Hatz security leak, another OSS team in Istanbul pretended to organize a fake Sparrow mission. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Noun

And so can this actually make a meaningful difference, or is that Medicaid money that is going to be no longer going, flowing to those hospitals, is that going to make this all offset like some of those studies? — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Dylan’s attorney, Kerry Garvis Wright, countered by saying a non-settling defendant such as Scott is only entitled to an offset for settlement of economic damages. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026