What is another word for balances?

Pronunciation: [bˈalənsɪz] (IPA)

Balances are essential for maintaining equilibrium and stability. Synonyms for the word "balances" include stability, equilibrium, symmetry, parity, harmony, and proportion. Stability refers to a state of firmness or steadiness, while equilibrium denotes a balance of opposing forces. Symmetry is a balanced arrangement of parts, and parity indicates equal or equivalent standing. Harmony implies a pleasing blend of elements, and proportion implies a balance of sizes or quantities. In summary, synonyms for the word "balances" refer to various aspects of equilibrium and balance, crucial for achieving coherence and orderliness in different contexts.

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Usage examples for Balances

But bushman friendships are not based on bank balances, and the two had remained good friends.
"In the Musgrave Ranges"
Jim Bushman
The tremendous pressure exerted by gravity at the surface of the sun must be surpassed below the surface, and as it does not pack the material together and make it dense, we are driven to one of two conclusions: Either the stuff of which the sun is made is altogether unlike that of the earth, not so readily compressed by pressure, or there is some opposing influence at work which more than balances the effect of gravity and makes the solar stuff much lighter than the terrestrial.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
She balances the key in her hand and gazes longingly at the shining metal.
"The Silent Mill"
Hermann Sudermann

Famous quotes with Balances

  • This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.
    Gracie Allen
  • Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.
    Steve Allen
  • It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more.
    William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living.
    James Cameron
  • In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe we should follow the process prescribed in our Constitution - consideration of a Constitutional amendment.
    Dennis Cardoza

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