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• n  a weight that balances another weight
• v  constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

• She is the perfect counterpoise, an off-the-rack Garbo who would have turned even Camille into a wild giggle.
• The counterpoise to these exquisitely delicate objects is the 1,000-year-old, 1,200-lb.
• Madigan is not afraid to let the audience dislike her abrasiveness, while Sheedy uses patience and stillness as a counterpoise.

• counterweight
• counterbalance
• balance
• equalizer
• equaliser
• counterpose

News & Articles

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• Effort under way to promote idea that breast-feeding is normal
  The sound of tiny breaths drawn in rhythmic counterpoise to the smacking and slurping of a breast-fed infant may be among the most ancient and intimate ever heard.
  Aug. 6, 2013 - The Daily Sentinel