Synonyms of unbalanced

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adjective

ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st 

1

as in unstable

not being in or able to maintain a state of balance

in such an unbalanced political situation, the probability of war increases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unstable
• unsteady
• wobbly
• precarious
• shaky
• wonky
• rocky
• tipsy
• lopsided
• tippy
• insecure
• infirm
• uneven
• rickety
• unsound
• awry
• doddering
• wavery
• tottering
• teetering
• askew
• tottery
• doddery
• jiggling
• off-kilter
• staggery
• jiggly
• cockeyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• balanced
• stable
• steady
• stabilized
• level
• straight
• substantial
• equilibrated
• even
• sound
• sturdy

2

as in psychotic

unable to think in a clear or sensible way

horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• maniacal
• crazy
• mental
• disturbed
• nuts
• crazed
• unhinged
• demented
• deranged
• psycho
• depressed
• strange
• foolish
• unsound
• cracked
• irrational
• nutty
• eccentric
• haywire
• loco
• around the bend
• daft
• off
• out to lunch
• obsessed
• non compos mentis
• distracted
• unreasonable
• fey
• bonkers
• certifiable
• batty
• brainsick
• queer
• disordered
• distraught
• ballistic
• aberrant
• odd
• delusional
• off one's rocker
• off one's gourd
• frantic
• loopy
• hysterical
• crackers
• bats
• off one's head
• delusionary
• nuclear
• out of one's head
• oddball
• delirious
• wud
• pixilated
• dotty
• touched
• berserk
• witless
• senseless
• frenzied
• fixated
• monomaniacal
• teched
• monomaniac
• ape
• potty
• raving
• wigged-out
• bananas
• amok

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• balanced
• sound
• reasonable
• sane
• clear
• rational
• normal
• wise
• lucid
• sensible
• judicious
• healthy
• uncrazy
• compos mentis
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

unbalanced

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verb

past tense of unbalance

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane

the shock of the loss of his wife and children completely unbalanced him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• confused
• distracted
• deranged
• crazed
• unhinged
• upset
• unsettled
• frenzied
• bothered
• annoyed
• maddened
• perturbed
• cracked
• irritated
• agitated
• locoed
• unstrung
• disquieted
• vexed
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relaxed
• settled
• calmed
• soothed
• quieted
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unbalanced

Adjective

Studies show that, without shorebirds, coastlines erode more quickly, trap less carbon, and are more likely to become unbalanced. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

While the filmmakers should be commended for keeping the focus on Brockington and Prescott for most of the running time, the doc also feels somewhat unbalanced. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Denying the Wave a crucial 1-0 lead, no teammate could convert on a bright drive and dish by speedster Ludmila that unbalanced Seattle’s defense. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026