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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
  • Such claims – though widely debunked – have long found support in communities on the margins of one of the world’s most unequal societies, where unemployment and poverty are rife.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • But cartels and dissident groups still control pockets of the country, cocaine exports are at an all-time high and Colombia remains one of the world's most economically unequal countries.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • However, galaxies are so large that these black holes occupy only a small part, and they’re outweighed by gas, dust and stars.
    Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
  • However, the positivity has outweighed the hate.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The result is a system that is increasingly incoherent and unbalanced.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • In most cases, these insects feed on unbalanced diets, such as blood, plant sap, and grain, which tend to lack essential nutrients such as amino acids and vitamins that the endosymbiont provides.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Together with the disproportionate impact on minors, this dynamic is increasingly relevant to regulation, litigation exposure and long-term enterprise value.
    Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Council Member Aurin Chowdhury argued that data centers have had disproportionate impacts.
    Jason Rantala, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Wladimir Klitschko wins a lopsided unanimous decision over David Haye, adding the WBA title to his heavyweight haul.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • After the Royals’ three-touchdown defeat last Friday against the White Sox in Chicago — the most lopsided loss in team history — fans vented in response to the team’s social-media accounts.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • This style has a gorgeous, asymmetrical ruffled design, and the spaghetti straps will keep you cool in hot weather.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • The 1921 geometric painting is one of the earliest examples of Mondrain’s creations that have a single large square acting as a dominating force in a work, an asymmetrical design that shines a light on the right side.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • In this context, when screening healthy asymptomatic people who aren’t at high risk, the chance at an ideal screening result of identifying abnormal tissue that can be eliminated is very low.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
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“Overbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalanced. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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