Synonyms of balanced

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adjective

ˈba-lən(t)st 

1

as in stable

having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions

no balanced person would believe that their dog's bark was actually the voice of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stable
• lucid
• normal
• rational
• healthy
• sane
• reasonable
• logical
• sensible
• right
• clearheaded
• compos mentis
• coherent
• analytic
• wise
• clear
• sound
• judicious
• well-balanced
• levelheaded
• even-keeled
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbalanced
• insane
• mad
• demented
• unsound
• mental
• maniacal
• disordered
• deranged
• crazed
• aberrant
• disturbed
• loopy
• strange
• off
• crazy
• eccentric
• delirious
• loco
• daft
• odd
• delusional
• unhinged
• foolish
• unreasonable
• queer
• oddball
• irrational
• pixilated
• brainsick
• depressed
• senseless
• nuclear
• batty
• dotty
• distracted
• mixed-up
• frantic
• delusionary
• hysterical
• ballistic
• witless
• bananas
• despondent
• frenzied
• potty
• distraught
• berserk
• obsessed
• fixated
• monomaniacal
• ape
• wigged-out
• raving
• monomaniac
• amok

2

as in symmetrical

having the parts agreeably related

a balanced arrangement of the furniture made the room look more spacious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symmetrical
• harmonic
• elegant
• graceful
• pleasing
• harmonious
• aesthetic
• consonant
• cohesive
• artistic
• congruous
• satisfying
• pleasant
• matched
• matching
• eurythmic
• coordinated
• proportioned
• regular
• becoming
• compatible
• coherent
• tasteful
• correspondent
• agreeable
• even
• felicitous
• Apollonian
• Apollinian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbalanced
• unequal
• incongruous
• asymmetrical
• skewed
• uneven
• disordered
• inharmonious
• unsymmetrical
• irregular
• unpleasant
• disharmonious
• unfortunate
• distasteful
• tasteless
• disagreeable
• disharmonic
• unbecoming
• inharmonic
• incompatible
• conflicting
• inelegant
• unlovely
• inartistic
• graceless
• unsightly
• uncoordinated
• displeasing
• ungraceful
• unaesthetic
• infelicitous
• dissatisfying
• clashing
• disunited

balanced

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verb

past tense of balance

1

as in equated

to make equal in amount, degree, or status

tried to balance the total amount of money spent on gifts for each child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equated
• adjusted
• equalized
• compensated
• accommodated
• evened
• leveled
• equilibrated
• standardized
• counterbalanced
• fitted
• normalized
• equipoised
• homogenized
• regularized
• democratized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disequilibrated

2

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

his tendency to balance and waffle on certain hot-button issues may hurt him in the general election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• faltered
• hung back
• staggered
• debated
• vacillated
• dithered
• wavered
• halted
• wobbled
• scrupled
• waited
• teetered
• swayed
• paused
• shilly-shallied
• weighed
• delayed
• lingered
• deliberated
• backed down
• hemmed
• pondered
• oscillated
• considered
• chickened (out)
• procrastinated
• hawed
• hedged
• waffled
• dawdled
• equivocated
• pussyfooted
• dallied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunged (in)
• decided
• continued
• stirred
• dived (in)
• advanced
• budged

3

as in paid

to give what is owed for

she had to balance her account with the hotel before checking out of her room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paid
• met
• settled
• paid off
• paid up
• stood
• sprang (for)
• liquidated
• discharged
• footed
• cleared
• recompensed
• ponied up
• quit
• anted (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of balanced

Adjective

There are scraps of industrial, cybergrind, metalcore, and death metal in this stew, as well as a healthy garnish of Godflesh’s machinelike relentlessness, all of it well balanced. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

If a renewal comes up, AI may draft it flawlessly and return it in two days, with balanced clauses and sensible redlines. — Patrick O'Connor, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

Among them was Charlie Watts, a talented jazz drummer who balanced performances with the group alongside his day job in advertising. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026

The only sound of human travel is a canoe paddle slicing the water and twigs breaking underfoot as visitors walk the woods between lakes with a canoe balanced overhead. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026