unbalanced

adjective
un·​bal·​anced | \ ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st How to pronounce unbalanced (audio) \

Definition of unbalanced

: not balanced: such as
a : not in equilibrium
b : mentally disordered : affected with mental illness
c : not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits an unbalanced account

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Synonyms & Antonyms for unbalanced

Synonyms

balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, insane, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]

Antonyms

balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy

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Examples of unbalanced in a Sentence

He's been eating an unbalanced diet. horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person

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Yankoff will have to wait a while for any payback; UCLA is not scheduled to play Washington again until 2021 as part of the Pac-12’s unbalanced schedule. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, "Chip Kelly says Washington blocked Colson Yankoff’s bid for immediate eligibility," 8 Aug. 2019 His attempts to adapt his side over the course of the season failed, and despite comfortably clinching an eighth successive Scudetti, his change of mentality from defence to attack simply left his side unbalanced and overrun in midfield. SI.com, "How Juventus are Building to Finally Win the UEFA Champions League," 11 July 2019 However, its episodic script plods, often spending too much time in one place, leaving the film feeling unbalanced. Kimber Myers, latimes.com, "Review: ‘Miss Arizona’ supplies a few laughs as it tries its darndest to empower," 11 July 2019 This unbalanced population was one argument school leaders gave for moving away from the current Orchard Park location. Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Here's when the Carmel schools redistricting process will start," 27 June 2019 An all-hard-material space feels wrong, and a space with too many soft materials feels unbalanced. Madeleine Bokan, House Beautiful, "Here's Why Texture Is an Interior Designer's Secret Weapon," 6 Mar. 2019 Okay, so just briefly, the President's position is that the trade system since the end of World War II has been unbalanced. Fox News, "Anthony Scaramucci on Trump's Ohio rally, 2018 midterms," 5 Aug. 2018 The question: Which road and home opponents do San Diego State skip next season in the Mountain West’s unbalanced men’s basketball schedule released Monday? Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Aztecs now know their Mountain West basketball schedule," 11 June 2018 Walker knows the team has struggled to run the ball the past couple years — the Lions finished last and 30th in the league in rushing offense the past two seasons — and the offense has been unbalanced as a result. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions hoping LeGarrette Blount becomes short yardage go-to guy," 29 May 2018

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First Known Use of unbalanced

1650, in the meaning defined above

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More Definitions for unbalanced

unbalanced

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of unbalanced

: not having equal weight on all sides
: not having good or equal amounts of all the necessary parts of something
: not completely sane

unbalanced

adjective
un·​bal·​anced | \ ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st How to pronounce unbalanced (audio) \

Medical Definition of unbalanced