as in unequal
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as in outweighed
to be greater in importance than
my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbalanced
Adjective
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Historic barriers Examples include lack of mentors, lack of female role models, gender bias, derogatory behavior in the workplace, unequal growth opportunities, lesser wage scenarios, and more.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Racial and ethnic minorities often experience barriers to health care and have unequal health outcomes.—
Dr. Gary Spinner,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those small changes will be outweighed by individual companies’ demand and supply changes.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The good far outweighed the bad.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The attorney general asserts that the partnership carries a lack of justification in the public interest, is economically unbalanced toward Panama and affects competition.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although he was paired with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, the team was horrendously unbalanced and had big problems when their star players didn’t track back.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This has led to protests highlighting the disproportionate lack of attention from both police and the national media when a Black girl goes missing, compared to a white girl.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Several studies, however, have shown that race has a disproportionate impact on encounters with police.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The rematch from last season’s lopsided 69-38 loss to the Gators didn’t come off without some drama, though.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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After back-to-back blowout losses to championship contenders — the first by 37 points to the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, then another lopsided defeat in Boston against the reigning champion Celtics — the Knicks couldn’t afford to let this one slip away.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The main focal point of the resort is the hotel building, with an asymmetrical shape that tapers off at both ends.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The singer sported a black blazer with asymmetrical lapels over a tank emblazoned with the brand’s logo, both from Dior’s fall 2025 menswear line designed by Kim Jones.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Cancerous lumps vary greatly in appearance but usually tend to have a few similar characteristics, including an abnormal shape; rapid growth; ulcerated areas; abnormal color; hair loss; and attachment to an underlying tissue.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The surgery—an ablation (where doctors burn away abnormal tissue)—lasted a few hours, and recovery took three weeks.—
Katrina Martin,
Health,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Overbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalanced. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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