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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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  1. unequal
  2. outweighed
  3. unbalanced
  4. disproportionate
  5. lopsided
  6. asymmetrical
  7. abnormal
Adjective
  • The book is trying to grapple with how extraordinarily unequal the American economy and society has become today.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Muslim organizations, meanwhile, have raised concerns about unequal access to federal security funding at home.
    — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unequal
Verb
  • For some families, the inconvenience of an early dismissal is outweighed by the benefits of keeping children out of hot classrooms.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Taken together, the data reinforced my belief that, for most young people, the benefits of being connected outweighed the risks.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of outweighed
Adjective
  • While the filmmakers should be commended for keeping the focus on Brockington and Prescott for most of the running time, the doc also feels somewhat unbalanced.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lamont inherited a state that had been struggling for decades with large pension liabilities, unbalanced budgets and multiple credit downgrades from the rating agencies on Wall Street.
    — Kevin McNabola, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of unbalanced
Adjective
  • Laurie Groh, a licensed psychotherapist and owner of Shoreside Therapies in Milwaukee, says that helps explain why the change could provoke an emotional reaction disproportionate to its effect on everyday life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Food costs also take up a disproportionate amount of spending in lower-income American households.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of disproportionate
Adjective
  • The Miami Dolphins stumbled through a lopsided preseason loss to the New York Giants, sustained a key injury and continued sorting through roster questions before the season opener.
    — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Gary Antonio Russell also dominated, dropping Victor Santillan en route to a lopsided unanimous decision.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of lopsided
Adjective
  • The Happy Hours star radiated in a strapless deep purple silk dress with a distressed scoop neckline and asymmetrical draping on her left hip, creating a ruched effect that cascaded down to the ankle-length hemline.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Its asymmetrical, leg-baring hem also seemed to reference Tina Turner.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of asymmetrical
Adjective
  • In another trial, researchers with the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University are also analyzing blood from 84 adult participants with HIV and abnormal levels of body fat buildup.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine targets abnormal proteins called neoantigens that appear on the surface of cancer cells.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of abnormal
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“Overbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalanced. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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