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counterpoise

noun as in counterweight

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I felt that the only counterpoise to my cruelty to you in my drawing-room would be to come as a suppliant to yours.'

This was a dream which is obviously a counterpoise to the exaggerated feeling of royal power.

Then the counterpoise is diminished; the mechanical difficulty of lifting is augmented, yet still it takes place.

Against the suffering of sensuous nature the human heart has only recourse to its moral nature as counterpoise.

This may not be a counterpoise to the existing evils, but it is at least a share of mortal good, and good of an exquisite kind.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to counterpoise, such as: balance, ballast, compensation, counteraction, equalization, and equilibrium.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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