1
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in unstable
not being in or able to maintain a state of balance
in such an unbalanced political situation, the probability of war increases
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in disturbed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the shock of the loss of his wife and children completely unbalanced him
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples of unbalanced in a Sentence
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Recent Examples on the Web
John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
This unbalanced attention is costly, leading to disengagement, frustration, and ultimately, the loss of top talent.
—Ruth Gotian, Harvard Business Review, 8 Oct. 2024
Lean too much in one direction and things will become unbalanced.
—Ron Alvesteffer, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
When these forces become unbalanced by disease, an energy in the body called qi gets disrupted.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unbalanced 
Adjective
In reality, though, because the TCL’s tone mapping is not as effective as that of the Samsung TV, the TCL’s brightness can cause clipping and leave the image looking ‘peaky’ and unbalanced.
—John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
This unbalanced attention is costly, leading to disengagement, frustration, and ultimately, the loss of top talent.
—Ruth Gotian, Harvard Business Review, 8 Oct. 2024
Lean too much in one direction and things will become unbalanced.
—Ron Alvesteffer, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
When these forces become unbalanced by disease, an energy in the body called qi gets disrupted.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unbalanced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalanced
Adjective
-
The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
-
Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
-
That has led to a janky, unstable product, as evidenced by his disastrous technology failures when interviewing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023 and Trump a couple of months ago.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
-
These decisions, rational from the perspective of any single international actor, produced an unstable equilibrium.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
-
Your voice is insane.Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
-
The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
Adjective
-
And speaking of the movie’s patchy political considerations, some timelines aren’t given as great a depth as the Youngs’, including the wonderful Nikki Amuka-Bird and Nicholas Pinnock as the Black couple who buy the Youngs’ house after Richard and Margaret drive themselves mad and out of it.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
-
Though Venus is mad at Jupiter, the planet of desire is still inclined to comply, forming a happy relationship with Chiron to facilitate romantic recovery.Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
-
With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
-
The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
-
Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
-
Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
Adjective
-
Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
-
Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
-
Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
-
Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
Thesaurus Entries Near unbalanced
Cite this Entry
“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalanced. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share