adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of unbalance form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   not balanced, without equilibrium
2. 2
   irrational or mentally deranged
3. 3
   expressing support for a certain point of view; biased

   "unbalanced reporting"

4. 4
   not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
5. 5
   of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses

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6. 6
   an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

Adjective

1. 1
   debits and credits are not equal wordnet
2. 2
   being or thrown out of equilibrium wordnet
3. 3
   affected with madness or insanity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

brainsickunequalabnormalasymmetricasymmetricalbaked

Antonyms

All antonyms

stablelevelsanebalanced

Example

More examples

"Your diet is going to be really unbalanced if all you eat is hamburgers."

Etymology

From un- + balanced.

Related phrases

offensive line

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