Standard Lemma guide

unbalanced

adj · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

not balanced, without equilibrium

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out of whack, lopsided, ill-disposed, unstable, imbalanced, inbalanced

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

irrational or mentally deranged

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

expressing support for a certain point of view; biased

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • unbalanced reporting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

adj

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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7

verb

Meaning 7

simple past and past participle of unbalance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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8

adjective

Meaning 8

being or thrown out of equilibrium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: imbalanced

Antonyms: balanced

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

debits and credits are not equal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

affected with madness or insanity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a man who had gone mad

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unhinged

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English balanced English unbalanced From un- + balanced.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: malekvilibra — not balanced
  • Finnish: epätasapainoinen — not balanced
  • Irish: míchothrom — not balanced
  • Central Kurdish: لاسەنگ (laseng) — not balanced
  • Southern Kurdish: سەنگەلا (sengela) — not balanced
  • Manx: neuchormit — not balanced
  • Māori: tipihori — not balanced
  • Māori: tipirori — not balanced
  • Māori: hikuaru — not balanced
  • Māori: hikuwaru — not balanced
  • Portuguese: desequilibrado — not balanced
  • Spanish: desequilibrado — not balanced
  • Bulgarian: неуравновесен (neuravnovesen) — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Finnish: epätasapainoinen — irrational or mentally deranged
  • German: unausgeglichen — irrational or mentally deranged
  • German: durchgedreht — irrational or mentally deranged
  • German: überdreht — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Hungarian: kiegyensúlyozatlan — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Plautdietsch: errsennich — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Portuguese: desequilibrado — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Spanish: desequilibrado — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Swedish: obalanserad — irrational or mentally deranged
  • Tagalog: tuwas — irrational or mentally deranged