BALLAST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BALLAST?

Need another word that means the same as “ballast”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “ballast” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ballast” are: ballast resistor, barretter, light ballast, counterbalance, equipoise, counterweight, stabilizer, compensation, recompense, makeweight, counterpoise, balance

Ballast as a Noun

Definitions of "Ballast" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ballast” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations.
• Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads.
• Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship.
• A passive component used in an electric circuit to moderate changes in current.
• Heavy material, such as gravel, sand, or iron, placed in the bilge of a ship to ensure its stability.
• An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings.
• Gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of a railway track or the substratum of a road.
• A heavy substance carried in an airship or on a hot-air balloon to stabilize it and jettisoned when greater altitude is required.
• Something providing stability or substance.
• A mixture of coarse and fine aggregate for making concrete.
• An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps.

Synonyms of "Ballast" as a noun (12 Words)

balance	A weight that balances another weight. He accumulated a healthy balance with the savings bank.
ballast resistor	An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps.
barretter	A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations.
compensation	The action or process of awarding compensation. The compensation of victims.
counterbalance	A weight that balances another weight. The trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads.
counterpoise	A state of equilibrium. The organization sees the power of Brussels as a counterpoise to that of London.
counterweight	A weight that balances another weight. Conservatives saw the family as a counterweight to the power of the state.
equipoise	Balance of forces or interests. This temporary equipoise of power.
light ballast	The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.
makeweight	Something put on a scale to make up the required weight. Some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights.
recompense	Restitution made or punishment inflicted for a wrong or injury. Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.
stabilizer	A gyroscopic device used to reduce the rolling of a ship. The role of taxes and public spending as automatic stabilizers in modern economies.

Usage Examples of "Ballast" as a noun

• Ballasts are permanently wired into existing fixtures.
• The film is an entertaining comedy with some serious ideas thrown in for ballast.
• The hull had insufficient ballast.
• A thick layer of railway ballast.
• Ballast resistors.
• A forty kilo sandbag was used as ballast.

Associations of "Ballast" (30 Words)

artillery	An army unit that uses big guns. Tanks and heavy artillery.
battalion	A large organized group of people pursuing a common aim. A battalion of ants.
bivalve	Having two valves.
bombardier	A member of a bomber crew in the US air force responsible for aiming and releasing bombs.
bucket	Carry in a bucket. The car came bucketing out of a side road.
bulkhead	A dividing wall or barrier between separate compartments inside a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
capacity	The amount that can be contained. He should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary.
carapace	Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles. I don t blame him for building a carapace around his true self.
casing	A cover or shell that protects or encloses something. A waterproof casing.
clam	Dig for or collect clams. The beaches are ideal for beachcombing clamming and observing wildlife.
compartment	An area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things. The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls.
cuticle	Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles. The cuticle is the hair s protective shield.
deck	A porch that resembles the deck on a ship. He stood on the deck of his flagship.
dock	A device in which a laptop smartphone or other mobile device may be placed for charging providing access to a power supply and to peripheral devices or auxiliary features a docking station. The tanker was coming into dock.
gallon	A large volume of something. Gallons of fake blood.
gunner	(in the British army) an artillery soldier (used especially as an official term for a private).
hull	Remove the hulls from. The ship was being hulled and all would die.
husk	Remove the husks from. Husk corn.
missile	A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled. The USAF approach uses small missiles fired from conventional fighter aircraft.
outermost	Situated at the farthest possible point from a center. The outermost layer of the earth.
oyster	Gather oysters dig oysters. As a kid he crabbed and oystered for fun.
pail	The quantity contained in a pail.
peel	(of a fruit or vegetable) have a skin that can be removed. With a small knife peel the skin from the ginger.
quart	A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces four quarts equal one gallon. Two quarts of milk.
shell	Bombard with shells. The sound of the shell passing over followed by the explosion.
ship	Of a sailor take service on a ship. Jack you shipped with the Admiral once didn t you.
shrimp	Fish for shrimp. Some families still go shrimping off the coast at Lytham.
tank	Fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel. They get tanked up before the game.
underwater	Situated, occurring, or done beneath the surface of water. They learn to navigate underwater at night.
volume	A book forming part of a work or series. The kids played their music at full volume.