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balance

Definition for balance

noun as in equilibrium

noun as in composure

noun as in money remaining in account

Strongest matches

difference, profit, surplus

verb as in make equal; cause to have equilibrium

verb as in compare

Strongest matches

assess, weigh

verb as in make equal numerically

Strongest matches

adjust, calculate

Weak match

sum up

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Example Sentences

He was trying, I think, to demonstrate balance and equivalence.

For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge?

Men and women balance each other out, and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other.

We need to strike a balance between creating false alarms and letting any urgent medical matters fall through the cracks.

Likewise, it was the attempt to balance the power of rival European states that led to the conflict.

A constant sense of easy balance should be developed through poising exercises.

And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.

He was to pay one third of the amount before the book went to press, the balance he was to pay within a reasonable time.

Government grants amount to about two-thirds of the income, the balance being raised by public subscription and from fees.

For hours the issue hung in the balance, and at last even the stubborn Lefbvre began to think of retreat.

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

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