offsets

The word “offsets” has 2 syllables: off-sets

It's pronounced as /ˈɔf.sɛts/


What is synonym and antonym for offsets?

In the thesaurus, “offsets” has 15 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for offsets

  • balances
  • cessations
  • closes
  • closures
  • conclusions
  • correctives
  • corrects
  • counteracts
  • counterbalances
  • counters
  • endings
  • ends
  • halts
  • neutralizes
  • outweighs

Antonyms for offsets

  • continuances
  • continuations
  • extensions

Meanings of offsets

  • 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 invests in renewable energy offsets to reduce its environmental impact.
  • His quick thinking offsets his lack of experience in the field.
  • The discount offsets the high shipping costs.
  • The athlete's speed offsets his smaller size on the field.
  • Government subsidies often help businesses by providing financial offsets.

On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to offsets, such as: balances, cessations, closes, closures, conclusions, continuances, continuations.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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cancelers

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neutralizers


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