counterpoised

1. 1.

   brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another

   Synonymscounterbalanced

   Similarbalanced

Questions about counterpoised

What does counterpoised mean?

counterpoised means "brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another".

How many syllables are in counterpoised?

counterpoised has 3 syllables: coun-ter-poised. The stress falls on "coun".

What is another word for counterpoised?

Close synonyms include counterbalanced. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.