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well-balanced

well-balanced

5 3.5
Having the right mix of parts so it works well
  • adjective
  • /ˌwɛlˈbælənst/
translation icon : bien equilibrado
  • Make sure your young athlete is eating a well-balanced diet and does not skip meals.
  • provide a well-balanced

It feels really, really poised, super well balanced.

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Examples

  • To maintain good health, it is essential to eat a well-balanced diet that includes all the necessary nutrients.

  • No patients were lost to follow-up, and patient characteristics were well balanced between the two groups (Table I).

    Academic text (1992)
  • In reality, the development of physical capital and human capital may not be well balanced.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The treatment groups in our study were well balanced for prognostic factors.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Overall, the Advisory Committee provided a well-balanced selection of newspapers.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Work schedules can make it difficult to maintain a regular pattern of well-balanced meals.

    Academic text (1997)
  • However, we can encourage our patients to eat well-balanced diets for overall better health.

    Blog text (26)
  • Stylistic variety is essential to provide a well-balanced musical diet.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We need to educate children and the parents who feed them about healthy, well-balanced diets.

    Blog text (28)
  • We also assume you have a well-balanced asset allocation for your age and rebalance regularly.

    Blog text (11)

Synonyms

balanced
vswell-balanced
101 1.0

Having different parts in the right amounts so the whole is fair and steady

is an optimal especially stable and properly even condition
well-proportioned
vswell-balanced
1 4.1

Parts are the right size and look balanced

is about being optimally stable and evenly sized throughout rather than only attractive
equilibrial
vswell-balanced
8.2

Describing a state where things are in balance and stay steady

is a concept of optimal stable and carefully adjusted condition

Antonyms

14 3.8

Not steady in position, health, or feeling

How Balanced

symmetrical
25 4.1
well-balanced
5 3.5
balanced
101 1.0
uneven
7 2.7
lopsided
19 4.3

Surface Forms

well-balanced positive

Morphology

well-balanced = balanced (transparent) = well + balance + ed

Derived by prefixing 'well-' to 'balanced' to indicate a good or optimal state of balance.

Etymology

The word well-balanced joins well- meaning 'properly' and balance meaning 'even' or 'in the right parts', like a scale that stays level. So something well-balanced, like a team or a meal, has the right parts in the right amounts and stays stable.