Synonyms of offsetting

offsetting

verb

present participle of offset

as in correcting

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

• correcting
• neutralizing
• counteracting
• counterbalancing
• outweighing
• relieving
• compensating (for)
• annulling
• making up (for)
• canceling (out)
• remedying
• nullifying
• counterpoising
• invalidating
• redeeming
• negating
• negativing
• redressing
• overruling
• neutering
• overriding
• atoning (for)
• outbalancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of offsetting

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, 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

Various smaller sites are seeing less than $1,000 from the program over several months, which won’t come close to offsetting declining traffic. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

In short, the BofA analyst doesn’t see innovation offsetting the weakness in the larget lifestyle categories, which in turn limits visibility into more durable sales that would provide an earnings recovery. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

The Dolphins also allowed a 23-yard punt return and had a roughing the punter penalty negated by offsetting penalties. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

New weekend attacks also knocked two additional Russian refineries offline, further straining global refined product supplies and likely offsetting any seasonal relief. — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

That headroom is not vast, which is why any January incomings likely require offsetting by movement outwards. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Temporary federal relief programs were pumping money into the economy, offsetting a lot of the damage being done by lockdowns and layoffs and business closures. — Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026