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balanced

101 1.0
Having different parts in the right amounts so the whole is fair and steady
  • adjective
  • /ˈbælənst/
translation icon : equilibrado
  • The Three Artistic Processes provide a means for teachers to deliver a balanced, comprehensive music curriculum.
  • more balanced
  • a balanced approach
  • comprehensive and balanced

It is a rather balanced form of of growth.

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Examples

  • Gradually, in the 1930s, film critics would take a more balanced view of American films.

    Academic text (1990)
  • To give him a fair and balanced perspective.

  • And I think it's helping people to see a more balanced view of their lives.

  • If joy can be found in one way... it can be found in others, in a balanced, ordered, normal life.

  • Society has recently begun to take a more balanced view of what is required to raise children.

    Academic text (1991)
  • When creating balanced policies, companies should place limits on their abilities to access information.

    Academic text (2017)
  • You want to have a balanced, solid, joyful life.

  • Attunement to it is the key to a balanced and happy life.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The recommended learning outcomes include a mix of technological, social, and human categories, providing balanced exposure for students.

    Academic text (2017)
  • A balanced diet includes a variety of foods from all food groups.

Synonyms

well-balanced
vsbalanced
5 3.5

Having the right mix of parts so it works well

is the general correct proportions without implying optimality
proportioned
vsbalanced
1 3.7

Having parts that are balanced in size or amount

is about whole correct proportions rather than only matching part sizes
equilibrial
vsbalanced
8.2

Describing a state where things are in balance and stay steady

is the condition of correct proportions rather than a technical label
counterbalanced
vsbalanced
5.6

An equal weight or push the other way keeps it steady

is the general condition of correct proportions, not only created by opposing force
counterpoised
vsbalanced
7.9

Kept balanced by an equal force on the opposite side

is the state of correct proportions rather than one caused by opposition

Antonyms

23 3.0

Not the same in amount or quality

14 3.8

Not steady in position, health, or feeling

Compounds

364 3.9

A plan where spending does not exceed income

A diet with different foods in the right amounts to keep the body healthy

How Balanced

stable
473 2.3
balanced
101 1.0
lopsided
19 4.3

Surface Forms

balanced positive

Morphology

balanced = balance (transparent) = balance + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'balance', meaning directly follows from the base.

Etymology

The word balanced comes from an old word for a two-pan scale, with the part bi- meaning 'two'. So something balanced is like two sides even on a scale, with the parts in the right proportion.