NONEQUILIBRIUM Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

nonequilibrium

noun

Definition of nonequilibrium

as in disequilibrium

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Recent Examples of nonequilibrium But an equilibrium computer must reach equilibrium to complete its calculation, while a nonequilibrium computer can be designed to complete its calculation on a set timescale. — Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

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Noun

The release of excess nitrogen into the atmosphere disrupts the planet's nitrogen cycle, creating a disequilibrium.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 July 2026
This stable abnormality has rested on a dual architecture of impunity and rehabilitation—a profitable, sect-transcendent disequilibrium sustained by oil revenues, shadow economies and, more recently, frenzied real-estate speculation.

— Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026

Definition of disequilibrium

Noun

Additionally, different side effects of medications, trauma, and even certain surgeries can cause hormonal imbalances that stunt hair growth.

— Carly Cardellino Vaccaro, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
Instead, we’re presented with deviant men defined only by their fetishes, creating an uneasy imbalance that’s impossible to ignore.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of imbalance

Noun

Even so, the first half belonged more to OL Lyonnes than to Barcelona, manager Jonatan Giraldez doing well to use the physicality and pace of his new team to unbalance that of his former.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of unbalance

Noun

Quenisha Johnson, mother of four — including a third-grader, an eighth-grader and a recent graduate of the school — said her family has experienced housing instability, and the school supports her children with food boxes, supplies and counseling.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Paradoxically, Peru’s extraordinary political instability has helped reinforce the independence of the BCRP and the continuity of the technical staff at the Treasury.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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