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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbalanced
  1. unequal
  2. outweighed
  3. unbalanced
  4. disproportionate
  5. lopsided
  6. asymmetrical
  7. abnormal
Adjective
  • Get clear on the arrangement — bills, loans, investments or unequal spending habits could become a source of tension, especially if your own priorities are changing.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • While defense spending remains unequal among European NATO countries, most countries have made progress on increasing the means devoted to military capabilities.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of unequal
Verb
  • But over long stretches of time, the potential negatives are far outweighed by the inherent profitability of being paid to assume the risks that your customers want to lay off on you.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • The play’s issues are greatly outweighed by the many hilarious lines that crackle all over the stage, so many of them perfectly timed and out of left field, causing surprising morsels of legit laughter.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of outweighed
Adjective
  • The cracks tend to show up at the same time, the way unbalanced loads expose a weak frame.
    — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Their starting rotation does not throw strikes, their bullpen is unbalanced, and no outfield in baseball boasts a lower batting average or on-base percentage.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of unbalanced
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, a small population of high earners would receive up to five votes each—a fivefold multiplier on political power concentrated in the hands of people already holding disproportionate economic power.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • The compounding advantage that accrues to early movers is disproportionate to the initial investment differential.
    — Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of disproportionate
Adjective
  • Spence lost a lopsided unanimous decision to Tim Tszyu on Sunday morning in Sydney, Australia and announced his retirement in the ring.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Vermont also doesn't have the kind of lopsided cost-of-living metrics that make such initiatives in Oklahoma, Alabama or West Virginia attractive.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026
Definition of lopsided
Adjective
  • Lhuillier also added a removable shawl accented with ecru French lace to the design, giving the gown an asymmetrical neckline and a dramatic train.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 July 2026
  • Add a little flash to a standard lob with an asymmetrical cut.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
Definition of asymmetrical
Adjective
  • The condition, also known as cervical kyphosis, is an abnormal forward curve of the neck.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • This is particularly noteworthy given the sheer number of heatwaves and other abnormal weather events across the continent this past summer alone.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of abnormal
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