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

Include a whole grain at each meal as part of your balanced plate. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026

In terms of construction and technique, the Shark Pinch features a distinctive double shank construction which creates a sculptural, fluid and balanced silhouette. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

These more stately spaces are balanced with a playful energy, imbued via touches like whimsical wallpaper in many of the powder rooms. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

But rather than get caught up in the Hollywood machine, Parton balanced the glitz by flexing her entrepreneurial acumen (with everything from hotels and cake mixes to wine and pet clothes) and humanitarian drive. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026