counterbalanced coun·ter·ba·lanced US/ˌkaʊntɜrˈbælʌnst/ uncommon adjective 1. brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another Synonymscounterpoised Similarbalanced WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.