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unbalanced

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verb

past tense of unbalance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unbalanced
Adjective
But an unbalanced molecule can’t absorb energy from just any radiation. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 That’s going to wear thin quickly because the friendship becomes unbalanced and remains so. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 Have unbalanced and excessive cortisol? Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025 The Big 12 is 16 schools with similar talent levels playing wildly unbalanced schedules. Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbalanced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalanced
Adjective
  • Those settlers managed to make an underground river with murderous maggots on unstable terrain into a tourist attraction in record time.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Gun violence, social media, and an unstable economy all contribute to their mental health struggles.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Names and backstories are different, but in Pynchon’s text, stoner pianist Zoyd Wheeler is taking odd jobs and government disability checks obtained by staging regular psychotic episodes, when federal agent Brock Vond drives him and his 14-year-old daughter Prairie from their home.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Lockjaw is Bob's psychotic, longtime nemesis, who is obsessed with finding him and his daughter.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Part of the controversy appears to have related to the fact that the carpet covered tile that, if disturbed, could expose children to asbestos.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Boxelder bugs can also release an unpleasant smell when crushed or otherwise disturbed.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The first game famously took thirst-trap renditions of the Greek pantheon and imbued each figure with an insane amount of charm.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Starting the competition off with a bang with the cape and then moving right into killing the athleisure [challenge] was just insane.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By bridging cutting-edge research with accessible, actionable advice, this book fills a critical gap in the menopause conversation — one that has left millions of women confused, underserved and unheard.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Arthur’s confused by his brother’s anger.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t be mad, and don’t try to hold them back with guilt.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Karl turned on the headlights and got the windshield wipers going at a mad slap.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Items Made of Quality Materials Stephanie Wells recommends not getting distracted by looking for a particular type of item while thrifting but instead keeping your eyes open to a number of quality materials.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors told the jury not to be distracted by these arguments, that the broader picture clearly showed who was at the center of these killings.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His talent, charisma, good humor and calmness in the face of what at times was nothing less than a maniacal roller coaster ride often brought a sense of peace that heartened everyone around him.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalanced. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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