OVERBALANCED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Adjective

The agency also raised concerns about unequal treatment in employment, while acknowledging that incomplete records limited its conclusions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
And like many on the margins, Kanchan was proud of her right to vote — a rare equalizer in unequal India.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of unequal

Verb

Safe haven demand temporarily outweighed inflation fears, prompting capital to exit risk assets and flow into the Treasury market, thereby pulling yields lower.

— , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
In each case, deep consumer-brand experience—understanding how a national retailer or a hospitality company thinks about customer experience, loyalty and service delivery—outweighed the necessity of a banking background.

— Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of outweighed

Adjective

On deficits, China also appears to be making some moves in the right direction—though from a more unbalanced starting point.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Instead, the board passed an unbalanced budget that could fire thousands of teachers, open the door to furlough days and drive up our debt service.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unbalanced

Adjective

These may be senior executives, top sales producers or operational leaders whose expertise creates disproportionate value.

— Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
In practice, this gives smaller parties disproportionate power in determining who becomes the Prime Minister.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of disproportionate

Adjective

Here, only one actuator is activated, creating an asymmetric movement that propels the robot forward or backward.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
While mostly a played-down, nearly everyday look, Wu’s ensemble was elevated slightly thanks to an asymmetrical purple chiffon train in the same shade as the midriff.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of asymmetrical

Adjective

Its integrated thermal, visual, acoustic, and gas sensors detect overheating, leaks, abnormal noise, and equipment wear, logging every reading directly to its corresponding asset.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
This finding hints at potential applications in neurodevelopmental conditions that involve abnormal connectivity, such as schizophrenia, but also those involving memory impairment, such as dementia.

— Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

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