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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
  • 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
  • An application generating strong outcomes with disproportionate usage growth is a cost management problem in the making.
    — Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The warehouse workers group argues that residents of Will County’s environmental justice communities bear a disproportionate share of the health impacts associated with the county’s industrial growth.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of disproportionate
Adjective
  • The disorganized, lopsided tropical storm was centered south of the Louisiana coast early Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Bertha has a decidedly lopsided look on satellite images, and that could be a good thing for those in hurricane-prone regions.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 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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