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What is another word for countervails?

Pronunciation: [kˈa͡ʊntəvˌe͡ɪlz] (IPA)

The word "countervails" means to counterbalance or compensate for something. There are several synonyms to this word that you can use in your writing to avoid repeating the same word. Some of these synonyms include offsetting, balancing, counteracting, neutralizing, and counterpoising. These words convey the same meaning as countervails, but they add a variety of options to your writing. Using synonyms enhances your writing by adding more depth and substance to it. It also makes your writing more interesting to read by allowing your readers to gain a better understanding of your message.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Countervails

These last have established truths too important not to be valued; that the people of Louisiana are sincerely attached to the Union; that their city can be defended; that the western States make its defence their peculiar concern; that the militia are brave; that their deadly aim countervails the manoeuvring skill of their enemy; that we have officers of natural genius now starting forward from the mass; and that, putting together all our conflicts, we can beat the British, by sea and by land, with equal numbers.
"Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson"
Thomas Jefferson
I command, as I list, the world's gaudy pomps, and I tell thee, that all my success in life countervails not the agony of the hour when all the bloom and loveliness of the earth faded into winter, and the only woman I ever loved was sacrificed to her brother's pride.
"The Last Of The Barons, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Famous quotes with Countervails

  • A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can befall us from without.
    Joseph Addison

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