What are some opposite words for counterweight?
Antonyms for counterweight
ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪtcoun·ter·weight
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Princeton's WordNet
counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliserverb
a weight that balances another weight
Synonyms:
remainder, counterbalance, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, balance, equalizer, residuum, rest, residue, counterpoise, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionalitycounterweight, counterpoise, counterposeverb
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Synonyms:
counterpose, counterpoise
How to use counterweight in a sentence?
All the way across the board he was the guy you could count on yesterday to correctly assess the situation. He became the counterweight against the the president, bush handled it, but it was later in the news cycle.
You must, however, not lose your sense of humor, which is also a great item in your success. Sense of humor is the counterweight for your misfortunes which you will meet from time to time, from the smallest to the biggest ... If you take anything seriously without any sense of humor and you should happen to fail, it will be the beginning of your downfall.
I think Marcelo is what Portugal needs now, both as mediator and a bit of a counterweight to the left.
With her middle-class roots Vidal acts as counterweight to Macri, whom Scioli's Front for Victory party often portrays as a neo-liberal born into money and privilege.
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