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

But the summer months have also thrown into sharp relief the unequal way in which those decreases in violence have shown up across the city.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
These girls make mistakes and learn lessons while living in unfair, unequal and unjust societies in need of change.

— Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of unequal

Verb

Equity markets have also largely shrugged off the potential ramifications of the conflict, with global stocks seeing a broad rally this year as corporate earnings optimism outweighed concerns about the war's implications for the world economy.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
However, what Crane and others saw as bad in the strategic plan outweighed the good for many experts.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 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

Construction accounts for a disproportionate share of workplace deaths compared with its share of the overall workforce.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
With each team playing 26 rather than 22 league fixtures, the hope is that one rogue result or dropped point will no longer have a disproportionate impact on a team’s season.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disproportionate

Adjective

In the new era of asymmetric warfare, advanced variants of Thales’ 70mm rockets are increasingly well suited to counter-drone missions, delivering reliable and scalable effectiveness against evolving aerial threats, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
The garment was a deep shade of purple, almost eggplant, and featured an asymmetric neckline that draped over a single shoulder, transitioning into a thin midsection with cutouts on either side.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of asymmetrical

Adjective

The changes are intended to make the reactor easier to build and operate while strengthening its ability to respond to abnormal conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Case codes to justify a search, previously optional, will be mandatory, and the audit log will be upgraded so that Flock can detect abnormal search patterns and block those users.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

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