equipoised

verb

past tense of equipoise
as in balanced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipoised
  1. balanced
  2. adjusted
  3. equalized
  4. equated
  5. compensated
  6. counterbalanced
Verb
  • Between these spaces exists a world balanced on the edge of the modern and the primitive, the high-tech and the rural, the corporeal and the mythic.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The James Webb Space Telescope is also parked in this orbit, where spacecraft are balanced by the gravitational pull of Earth and the sun.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of balanced
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  • Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Colorado River also rose briefly just upstream from where Bright Angel Creek empties into the river, in response to the sudden influx of water, according to the river gauge on the geologic survey, but quickly adjusted.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjusted
Verb
  • Montreal equalized at the 37-minute mark on a goal by Fabian Herbers.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At the time the score was 1-1 and Switzerland had equalized just minutes prior.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of equalized
Verb
  • Some visitors say paying respects at Yasukuni carries a spiritual meaning that should not be equated with endorsing war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • People like to knock Nolan’s screenwriting, which is often equated with dialogue.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of equated
Verb
  • The official says authorities compensated residents for their land in 1957 after it was seized to build the capital city, Islamabad.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These employees will be partially compensated with stock options tied to milestones at the facility.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of compensated
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  • Of course, drug development is high risk, with the potential for big returns counterbalanced by the products and companies that flop.
    — Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Gaines assured weepy parents that those feelings are counterbalanced by watching your children thrive.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of counterbalanced
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“Equipoised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipoised. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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