| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal out |
Synonyms: |
abort, abrogate, annul, balance out, call off, compensate for, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, make up for, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, put an end to, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, render inert, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, rule out, set aside, suppress, vacate, void |
Antonyms: |
imbalance, tip |
| Main Entry: | neutralize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | counteract |
Synonyms: |
abrogate, annul, balance, cancel, compensate for, conquer, counterbalance, countercheck, counterpoise, countervail, defeat, frustrate, invalidate, negate, negative, nullify, offset, overcome, override, overrule, redress, subdue, undo |
| Main Entry: | repair |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix, restore |
Synonyms: |
compensate for, correct, darn, debug, do up, doctor*, emend, fiddle with, give a face-lift, heal, improve, make good, make up for, mend, overhaul, patch, patch up, put back together, put in order, put right, rebuild, recondition, recover, rectify, redress, reform, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, retread, retrieve, revamp, revive, right, settle, sew, square*, touch up |
Antonyms: |
break, damage, destroy, hurt, injure, ruin, spoil, wreck |
| Main Entry: | right |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix, correct |
Synonyms: |
adjust, amend, balance, clean up, compensate for, debug, dial back, do justice, doctor*, emend, fiddle with, fix up, go straight, launder, make up for, mend, overhaul, patch, pick up, put in place, put right, recalibrate, recompense, recondition, reconstruct, rectify, redress, repair, restore, reward, scrub, set straight, set upright, settle, shape up, sort out, square, straighten, straighten out, turn around, vindicate |
| Notes: | right means free from error or correct in opinion or judgment; a wright is someone who makes, builds, or repairs something |
Antonyms: |
break, upset, wrong |
| Main Entry: | countervail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offset |
Synonyms: |
balance, compensate for, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, invalidate, make up for, neutralize, nullify, undo |
| Concept: | Right. |
| Category: | 1. Moral obligations |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
right; what ought to be, what should be; fitness; summum jus., justice, equity; equitableness; propriety; fair play, impartiality, measure for measure, give and take, lex talionis., Astraea, Nemesis, Themis., scales of justice, evenhanded justice, karma; suum cuique; clear stage, fair field and no favor., morals (duty); law; honor (probity); virtue.
-verbs
be right; stand to reason., see justice done, see one righted, see fair play; do justice to; recompense (reward); bold the scales even, give and take; serve one right, put the saddle on the right horse; give every one his due, give the devil his due; audire alteram partem., deserve (be entitled to).
-adjectives
right, good; just, reasonable; fit; equal, equable, equatable; evenhanded, fair., legitimate, justifiable, rightful; as it should be, as it ought to be; lawful (permitted), (legal) [more]. deserved [more].
-adverbs
rightly; au-bon droit, au bon droit, in justice, in equity, in reason., without distinction of persons, without regard to persons, without respect to persons; upon even terms.
-phrases
Dieu et mon droit; "in equal scale weighing delight and dole" [Hamlet]; justitia cuum cuique distribuit [Cicero]; justititiae soror incorrupta fides; justitia virtutem
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Antonyms: |
wrong |
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