Thesaurus:offset

Thesaurus

offset

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction

Synonyms

• compensate for
• counterbalance (figurative)
• countervail
• equivalence
• offlay (rare)
• offset
• offstand
• set off (idiomatic)

Antonyms

• surmount
• overcome
• overpoise
• overpower

Hyponyms

• hedge
• hedge one's bets

Hypernyms

• compensate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• counteract    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:equiponderate

Further reading

• “30. compensation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “offset” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.