BALLASTED Synonyms

• positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

• held up by braces or buttresses

• brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another

• given added strength or support

• (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

• made stable or firm

• made steady or constant

• sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

• held up or having the weight borne especially from below

• made heavy or weighted down with weariness

• adjusted to reflect value or proportion

• bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium

• bring into balance or equilibrium

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

• a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

• a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

• an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps