1
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
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2
as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
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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
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Recent Examples of unbalanced
Conor Sen, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
More specifically, that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Decades of underfunding have left our educators doing more and more with less, and laws and regulations for public school educators that have doubled in the last 25 years are creating an unbalanced, unequal system of accountability across school systems.
—Sandy Thuringer, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The economy is unbalanced at the moment.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
More specifically, that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
—Ray Petelin, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Decades of underfunding have left our educators doing more and more with less, and laws and regulations for public school educators that have doubled in the last 25 years are creating an unbalanced, unequal system of accountability across school systems.
—Sandy Thuringer, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalanced
Adjective
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His internet connection was increasingly unstable.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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That’s the notion that an ideal cast member will be just emotionally unstable enough to be good television, without actually being dangerous.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Using marijuana also did not improve other mental health conditions such as anorexia nervosa; bipolar disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD; or psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, Wilson said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Slovak adds a chicken-scratch guitar that sounds like Nile Rodgers stuck in a psychotic loop.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Indiana Dunes National Park Superintendent Jason Taylor had previously announced the decision to truck the sand from the site and said no natural habitat would be disturbed.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Your sleep was disturbed, and in a big way.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If he was convicted, a jury would then have to decide whether Abril was insane when the park shooting occurred.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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And the culture is happily playing along in the name of this insane thirst of Stan culture to have something on the other side.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After the crash, passengers were confused and screaming in panic, Liquori said.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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The verified account, @realanndowd (not to be confused with Bald Ann Dowd), made its first post on March 18 — finally ending the torturous 5,642-day dry spell of there being no Ann Dowd on the app.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As often happens with Furze’s inventions, one wonders whether this goes beyond a mad backyard YouTube experiment.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 22,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2026
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The book is mad, and all the madder for being unsmilingly sincere.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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European leaders are distracted by threats to their allies in the Gulf region, and the potential shocks to their economies.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Mar. 2026
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And Iran’s attention is not also distracted by a border war with Iraq this time.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Bones is a pretty stellar action heroine, if only for her rah-rah speeches and her maniacal laughter in the face of men who seek to control her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even when discussing this premise, his maniacal desire to win seeps through.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalanced. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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