OVERBALANCED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in unequal

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verb

past tense of overbalance

as in outweighed

to be greater in importance than my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion

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Adjective

While the same anthropologists also emphasize that some hunter-gatherers are very unequal and that equality takes deliberate effort, the prevailing impression is that equality characterizes hunter-gatherers, past and present.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
Jay Caspian Kang argues that personalizing the problem of an unequal school system is the wrong approach.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of unequal

Verb

Cardtoons won because its alteration of the players’ appearances was deemed sufficiently inventive and, through parody, the cards reflected social commentary protected by the First Amendment that outweighed the players’ publicity rights claims.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
When his grandfather was mauled by a leopard caught in a trap set for an impala, however, Mgesi began to feel that the dangers of hunting wildlife outweighed its benefits for humans.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of outweighed

Adjective

If yours clicks every time the blades spin, the cause could be as simple as a loose screw or an unbalanced blade.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
In her time on the board, Zaccor has been a strong voice for more funding from Springfield and voted for the unbalanced budget a few months ago.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unbalanced

Adjective

Israel’s campaign, which officials have argued is necessary for national security, has killed more than 74,000 people, according to Palestinian health ministry figures, and been described as disproportionate by critics.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Opponents say the new terminal would undermine years of progress cleaning up the air in the neighboring area, which has long experienced disproportionate pollution due to its proximity to the port and other industry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disproportionate

Adjective

In a game that looked lopsided for the better part of three quarters, the Chargers did enough Sunday to scare the defending Super Bowl champions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The only other change came from Grapevine Faith Christian, who stunned Southwest Christian, handing the Eagles a lopsided 56-35 loss.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of lopsided

Adjective

Now, my question was, this is a very asymmetric way of thinking about personal time.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
The scale of an investment such as this one is asymmetrical with the legal and administrative capacity of a small, rural community, said Anthony Pipa, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies development and policy in rural areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of asymmetrical

Adjective

Storm surges -- abnormal rise in sea level caused by storms -- could reach 7 feet in parts of the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, and up to 5 feet on the western Florida panhandle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
While one form, or isomer, of thalidomide has a sedative effect, the other is thought to cause abnormal physiological development.

— Sajish Mathew, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

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