UNBALANCING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unbalancing

verb

present participle of unbalance

as in distracting

to cause to go insane or as if insane the shock of the loss of his wife and children completely unbalanced him

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Recent Examples of unbalancing The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 19 May 2026

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The result is a safer-phone category that already spans traditional feature phones, minimalist devices and smartphones that have been deliberately stripped of distracting features.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Schedule time away from distracting apps If certain times of day are your weak spot, Downtime can help.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of distracting

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There’s a story there, a complicated and disturbing one, but the new Netflix film Unabomber won’t be the one to give it to us.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Combs has both utilized and weaponized his fortune, industry status, and reputation to hide a volatile temper and disturbing behavior for decades.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

Verb

Instagram demanded a certain sort of woman and then produced her, deranging broad swaths of the population in the process.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Gabriel going missing proves to be deranging to Caroline, and the novel becomes increasingly deranged with her.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of deranging

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Not upsetting Beijing Washington is unlikely to raise tensions and upset Beijing ahead of next week's summit, while China is expected to shrug off efforts aimed at curbing oil purchases, according to analysts.

— Anniek Bao,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The Wolverines can change the narrative by upsetting Oklahoma and avenging a 24-13 loss from last season.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of upsetting

Verb

The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
That reshuffle opened the door for Amad, who shone on the right with a bustling performance, unsettling PSG with his sharp dribbling and laying on an assist for Mbeumo.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettling

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