n. 25B6; noun
I tripped and lost my balance : STABILITY, equilibrium, steadiness, footing.
political balance in broadcasting : FAIRNESS, justice, impartiality, egalitarianism, equal opportunity; parity, equity, equilibrium, equipoise, evenness, symmetry, correspondence, uniformity, equality, equivalence, comparability.
this stylistic development provides a balance to the rest of the work : COUNTERBALANCE, counterweight, stabilizer, compensation.
the food was weighed on a balance : SCALE(S), weighing machine, weighbridge.
the balance of the rent : REMAINDER, outstanding amount, rest, residue, difference, remaining part.
instability.
25B6; verb
she balanced the book on her head : STEADY, stabilize, poise, level.
he balanced his radical remarks with more familiar declarations : COUNTERBALANCE, balance out, offset, even out/up, counteract, compensate for, make up for.
their income and expenditure do not balance : CORRESPOND, agree, tally, match up, concur, coincide, be in agreement, be consistent, equate, be equal.
you need to balance cost against benefit : WEIGH, weigh up, compare, evaluate, consider, assess, appraise, judge.
25A0; in the balance UNCERTAIN, undetermined, unsettled, unresolved, unsure, pending, in limbo, up in the air, at a turning point, critical, at a critical stage, at a crisis.
25A0; on balance OVERALL, all in all, all things considered, taking everything into consideration/account, by and large, on average.