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/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪz/ · noun
A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight..
This necessary counterpoise, the affectionate and simple-minded will readily conceive, would arise to Louisa from the absence of those "dear familiar faces" which had hitherto constituted her world.
Weights, counterpoising one another.
So many freeholders of English […]will be able to beard, and to counterpoise the rest.
Use counterpoise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterpoise means A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight..
Common synonyms include equiponderance, balance, counterbalance, counterweight.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This necessary counterpoise, the affectionate and simple-minded will readily conceive, would arise to Louisa from the absence of those "dear familiar faces" which had hitherto constituted her world.
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