Synonyms for balance

Other words for “balance”, grouped by meaning.

We found 25 synonyms for “balance”. The most common are proportion, proportionality, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance.

noun a state of equilibrium

Oppositesimbalance

noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

noun equality of distribution

noun something left after other parts have been taken away

noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

SynonymsLibra

noun the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

noun (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

noun a weight that balances another weight

noun a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

verb bring into balance or equilibrium

Oppositesunbalance

verb hold or carry in equilibrium

Synonymspoise

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University