imbalanced
- adjective
- /ɪmˈbælənst/
- If the weights are imbalanced during the workout, it could lead to injury.
- imbalanced defense
- imbalanced sex ratio
- imbalanced relationships
Because of the highs and lows that are created in this imbalanced relationship.
- Because of the highs and lows that are created in this imbalanced relationship.
- The ratio is far too imbalanced with nitrogen and therefore it's not going to heat up.
- That region's flora and fauna was so imbalanced, the plants, so many plant species went extinct.
- You know, it really to to be quiet about money only just continues to perpetuate really imbalanced power dynamics.
- So honor and affection, those are things that can, you know, you might say rebalance the scale so it's not so imbalanced.
- The relationship is forever asymmetric and imbalanced, but most people out there don't get it and they just see the top of your iceberg.
- And it does feel like a, a imbalanced battlefield that we're on at the moment.
- And then like what you're talking about with being imbalanced and changing your habit, I started changing.
- Immune function, hormone hormones become imbalanced.
- But if you look at it over the course of a year, you telescope out, I think, I think it's much more imbalanced than than one might suspect.
- And it's always been imbalanced where Democrats are pretty much on top it, it was so it was always there.
- It's only when you get imbalanced and start moving forward is when you start going, doing things, making impact in the community.
Examples
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When a patient's normal flora is altered or becomes imbalanced, Candida can proliferate, causing symptoms of a fungal infection.
Blog text (20) -
Owing to population losses and imbalanced sex ratios, marriage within the ayllu was not always possible.
Academic text (1999) -
But the field as a whole remains imbalanced, mostly situated within the social scientific culture.
Academic text (1990) -
The ratio is far too imbalanced with nitrogen and therefore it's not going to heat up.
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I just feel like everything is very, very imbalanced, and we need to find a way to restore the balance.
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Note the imbalanced increase in RMS within as well as between the two sides.
Academic text (1997) -
And one sure way to ensure that this imbalanced treatment continues is to pretend that it doesn't exist.
Blog text (12) -
Valuable time is lost; scheduling is extremely difficult; classes are often grossly imbalanced in terms of gender.
Academic text (2002) -
After the storm, the tower appeared imbalanced, leaning precariously to one side.
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The team's performance was imbalanced, with the defense struggling while the offense excelled.
Synonyms
Too large or small compared with what is fair
Uneven because one side is lower, smaller, or heavier
Not steady in position, health, or feeling
Not equal in strength, with one side clearly stronger
Being too large or too small compared with something else
Not steady enough to stay in place when moving
Not the same on both sides of a middle line
Different on each side
A thing with parts that do not match in size or shape
A contest where one side is much stronger or more skilled than the other
Antonyms
How Balanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word imbalanced shows its meaning in its parts: the prefix im- means 'not' and balance means 'even' or 'steady'. So, something imbalanced is 'not steady' or not in the right amount or order, which is why we use it for things that are uneven.