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overbalanced

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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
Adjective
  • Similarly, the National Women’s Law Center reports in 2023, that based on current wage disparities, a Black woman starting her career today could lose around $907,680 over a 40-year working lifetime, simply because of unequal pay.
    Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Their fortunes exist thanks to decades of wage suppression, privatization, and unequal exchange.
    Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Though there have been legitimate reasons for this, such as people with low vision finding the Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 tricky, they are now outweighed, I’d suggest, by the importance of having current protections.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Any harm that could possibly occur was outweighed by the good that would be achieved.
    Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said.
    Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The approach uses an unbalanced spinning mass inside each robot to generate motion.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Where are the bottlenecks consuming time disproportionate to their value?
    Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Small quality issues can trigger disproportionate swings in inventory movement, forcing teams to adjust plans frequently and under time pressure.
    Sophia Chu, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Georgia dropped out after a lopsided loss to Texas.
    Dave Skretta, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Los Angeles maintained its lopsided advantage in the third quarter and was ahead 96-66 headed into the fourth.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The design plays with asymmetrical geometry without going overboard, comes in a wide range of beautiful hues, and, according to Oprah herself, actually stays put on your shoulder, even over a puffy coat.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The seats are all-day comfortable, and the dashboard’s asymmetrical design is designed to focus everything towards the driver for ease of use on the go.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Roasty and savory like garlic butter before dessert, where fragrances can become an abnormal testament to a brief, unyielding safety.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • And to feel momentary dismay and stress and sadness or anxiety in response to it strikes me as a normal human response to an abnormal event.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Overbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalanced. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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