as in outweighed
to be greater in importance than
my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion
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as in unequal
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbalanced
Verb
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But that benefit is speculative, would occur far in the future, and is clearly outweighed the obvious costs.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025 -
But the potential to detect and address health issues early on ultimately outweighed her fears.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The white supremacists who wrote the Texas constitutions of 1866 and 1876 ensured that schooling for Black and white students remained inherently separate and unequal.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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There is no question that separate and unequal schooling created vast disparities in educational attainment.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Adding McMahon makes the Yankees a bit unbalanced in lineup handedness, something Boone obsesses over.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Officials in Brussels are prepared to stomach an unbalanced agreement that favors the US if that’s what is required to break the impasse before the deadline.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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For women, who still carry disproportionate domestic loads, burnout is three times more likely.—
Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Black students, particularly Black girls, are already failed by the system at disproportionate rates.—
Monifa Bandele,
Essence,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Nor will today’s debt issuance clean up municipal finances, reduce high youth unemployment, increase productivity and transparency or address lopsided demographics as the ranks of the elderly increase and the birthrate stagnates.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The Phillies are carrying three other rookies — Daniel Robert, Seth Johnson and Alan Rangel — who have pitched in lopsided or losing situations.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The revelation is also viewed as emblematic of an asymmetrical labor-management relationship.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Wright designed his house in the shingle style, a then-popular East Coast design characterized by an asymmetrical facade, large veranda, and wood shingles.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This mutation produces an abnormal transthyretin (TTR) protein that misfolds and forms amyloid deposits in the heart.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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Retinopathy of prematurity is an eye disease that impacts premature babies and occurs when there is abnormal growth of the blood vessels in the retina.—
Ramal Nasim
Updated July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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“Overbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalanced. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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