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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This week, the Fed is widely expected to cut interest rates, responding to a slowing labor market that’s outweighed the risk of inflationary price pressures.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In the interview, Jenkins acknowledged the legislation includes some provisions that could help people, like temporary tax breaks for seniors, but said those are outweighed by cuts to programs millions rely on.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman uses her new book, The Double Tax, to demonstrate how gender and race intersect to create an unequal economic burden.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But for one Reddit user, a second wedding anniversary became a painful reminder of unequal effort.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s going to wear thin quickly because the friendship becomes unbalanced and remains so.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Have unbalanced and excessive cortisol?—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Reports of the disproportionate use of force by the authorities need to be urgently investigated.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This could be especially true for Black, Latino, immigrant and working-class employees who already face disproportionate workplace surveillance and bias.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This lopsided risk-reward structure encourages bold, sometimes reckless decisions.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The 2025 regular season has been one of the most lopsided ones in NWSL history at the top, with the Kansas City Current running away with the Shield, 14 points ahead of second-place Washington Spirit.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Set to become the world's longest asymmetric, single-mast bridge, the project is estimated to have cost $766 million, according to The Taipei Times, which said that the structure is expected to handle 24,000 to 25,000 visitors during holiday periods.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The pieces challenged traditional silhouettes, featuring asymmetric tailoring, romantic organza overlays, and fragmented Cubist forms that danced on the body as the models walked.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Dodgers swept Milwaukee in that best-of-three first-round series in 2020 and went on to win the whole thing, albeit in abnormal conditions.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood-forming cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Overbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalanced. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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