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offset

The word “offset” has 2 syllables: off-set

It's pronounced as /ˈɔf.sɛt/

What is synonym and antonym for offset?

In the thesaurus, “offset” has 83 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for offset along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for offset

Antonyms for offset

  • approve
  • continuance
  • continuation
  • disproportion
  • extension
  • persistence
  • prolongation

Meanings of offset

  • noun
    1. Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
    2. A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
    3. (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
    4. The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
    5. The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
    6. (signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
    7. The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
    8. A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
    9. An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
    10. A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
    11. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
    12. A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
    13. A terrace on a hillside.
  • verb
    1. To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
    2. To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

Example Sentences

  • The company planted trees to offset its carbon emissions.
  • She worked extra hours to offset the loss of income.
  • The new tax policy aims to offset the rising cost of living.
  • The bright curtains help offset the room's dark walls.
  • He drank plenty of water to offset the effects of dehydration.

On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to offset, such as: abeyance, account, allow for, annul, approve, arrest, arrestment.

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