| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equilibrium |
Synonyms: |
antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, even-steven, evenness, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, imbalance, instability |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | composure |
Synonyms: |
equanimity, poise, self-control, self-possession, stability, steadfastness |
Antonyms: |
imbalance, noncomposure |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money remaining in account |
Synonyms: |
difference, dividend, excess, profit, remainder, residue, rest, surplus |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
Synonyms: |
accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, come out even, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, make up for, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, pair off, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, overbalance, unbalance |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare |
Synonyms: |
assess, consider, deliberate, estimate, evaluate, weigh |
Antonyms: |
unbalance |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal numerically |
Synonyms: |
adjust, audit, calculate, compute, count, enumerate, equate, estimate, figure, settle, square, sum up, tally, total |
Antonyms: |
unbalance |
| Main Entry: | account |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | record of finances, fees, or charges |
Synonyms: |
IOU, bad news, balance, bill, book, books, charge, check, computation, cuff, grunt*, inventory, invoice, ledger, reckoning, record, register, report, score, statement, tab, tally |
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mechanically alter, especially to |
Synonyms: |
align, balance, bring into line, calibrate, connect, correct, fine-tune, fit, fix, focus, grind, improve, improve accommodate, mend, overhaul, polish, put in working order, readjust, rectify, regulate, renovate, repair, service, set, sharpen, square, tighten, troubleshoot, tune up |
Antonyms: |
derange, disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | atone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate; make amends for former misdoing |
Synonyms: |
absolve, answer, apologize, appease, balance, correct, counterbalance, do penance, expiate, make amends, make redress, make reparation, make up for, offset, outweigh, pay, pay one's dues, propitiate, recompense, reconcile, redeem, redress, repair, set off, square, take one's medicine |
| Main Entry: | attune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, accommodate, accord, accustom, adapt, balance, compensate, conform, coordinate, counterbalance, familiarize, harmonize, integrate, make agree, proportion, reconcile, regulate, tune |