Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb counterpoise

1 sense of counterpoise

Sense 1
counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose -- (constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to)
       => oppose, counterbalance -- (contrast with equal weight or force)

Antonyms of adj counterpoised

1 sense of counterpoised

Sense 1
counterbalanced, counterpoised -- (brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another)

INDIRECT (VIA balanced) -> unbalanced, imbalanced -- (being or thrown out of equilibrium)

Similarity of adj counterpoised

1 sense of counterpoised

Sense 1
counterbalanced, counterpoised -- (brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another)
       => balanced (vs. unbalanced) -- (being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers")