imbalanced

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adjective

Experiencing an imbalance; out of balance.

Similar
unbalancedlabile
OriginEnglish balanced ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveimbalanced (comparative more imbalanced, superlative most imbalanced)

comparative more imbalanced · superlative most imbalanced · alternative inbalanced

  1. Experiencing an imbalance; out of balance.

    Synonyms: unbalanced

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExperiencing an imbalance; out of balance.

Similar
unbalanced

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebeing or thrown out of equilibrium

Similar
unbalancedlabile
Also see
labileunbalanced

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishbalanced
  8. Englishimbalanced

From im- + balanced.

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APA

imbalanced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbalanced

MLA

“imbalanced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbalanced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imbalanced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbalanced.

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