Antonyms for counterpoise
ˈkaʊn tərˌpɔɪzcoun·ter·poise

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1. counterpoiseverb

   Antonyms:
   over-balance, aggravate

   Synonyms:
   balance, equalize

2. counterpoisenoun

   Antonyms:
   preponderance

   Synonyms:
   makeweight, equilibrium

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1. counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliserverb

   a weight that balances another weight

   Synonyms:
   remainder, counterbalance, proportion, symmetry, equaliser, residual, balance, equalizer, residuum, rest, counterweight, residue, equilibrium, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, offset, balance wheel, proportionality

2. counterweight, counterpoise, counterposeverb

   constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

   Synonyms:
   counterpose, counterweight

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1. counterpoiseverb

   Synonyms:
   counterbalance, balance, equiponderate

How to use counterpoise in a sentence?

1. Lewis Mumford:

   Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form of spontaneity: raw animality forms a counterpoise to the meaningless stimuli and the vicarious life to which the ordinary man is conditioned. Getting spiritual nourishment from this chaos of events, sensations, and devious interpretations is the equivalent of trying to pick through a garbage pile for food.

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