UNALIGNED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

unaligned

adjective

Definition of unaligned

as in unbalanced

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Recent Examples of unaligned At 61, unaligned to any party faction and with no pretensions to the highest office, the Scot would represent little threat to Burnham. — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026 No, the problem arises when what the metrics measure and what really matters to us become unaligned. — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026 McCoul alleges she was never instructed to change her content, nor was the course unaligned with the syllabus or course description. — Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026 Liberty is opposed to getting a prenup for her own impending nuptials, a position that seems not just unaligned with her profession but also with the character, who has been established as commitment-phobic. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unaligned

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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

The Republican ballot board judge, Amie Super, was accused of breaking election code by scheduling ballot board members in a lopsided manner.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
The lopsided results underscored the breadth of the GOP’s shellacking, with Democrats breaking decades of Republican dominance in reliably red states and reshaping the balance of power from Washington to state capitols.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lopsided

Adjective

The details didn’t stop there, continuing into her blond wavy locks, with butterfly appliqués incorporated into two thin braids, one on each side of her head.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Her new fringe hit just past her eyebrows and fanned out at the sides, effortlessly melding into her slightly wavy brunette bob.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of wavy

Adjective

The Hilltoppers recently got a boost to their secondary when star senior cornerback Bryce Ellens returned from a broken collarbone.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
His weary voice, describing with sympathy what this solitary, hungry rover is going through, details a broken relationship between human and beast, but more keenly and traumatically, between humans and humans.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

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