overbalanced
Lost one's footing
Overbalanced means thrown off balance or tipped over due to uneven weight distribution: He leaned too far and overbalanced, tumbling into the pool.
It can also describe something excessive that upsets equilibrium—an overbalanced budget has spending outweighing revenue.
The word suggests a tipping point where stability gives way.
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- toppleCause to fall
- plummetRapid downward descent
- crashSudden violent impact
- collapseSudden structural failure
spill · nosedive · capsize · keel · overturn · pitch · plunge · dive
Sway without stability
Walk unsteadily, sway
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- misstepError in action or judgment
falter · flounder · reel · fumble · slip · skid · buckle · sway
Dangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- unstableProne to sudden change
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
tippy · wobbly · top-heavy · lopsided · off-center · asymmetric · uneven · insecure
Sensation of spinning
- vertiginousInducing a spinning sensation
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- woozyDizzy and confused
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
disoriented · giddy · spinning · reeling · faint · swoon · off-kilter
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
collapse · spill · nosedive · capsize · keel · overturn · pitch · plunge · dive · drop
teeter
Sway without stability
rock · lurch · tilt · list · lean · tip · shift · skew · slant · oscillate
stagger
Walk unsteadily, sway
misstep · falter · flounder · reel · fumble · slip · skid · buckle · sway · totter
precarious
Dangerously insecure
rickety · tippy · wobbly · top-heavy · lopsided · off-center · asymmetric · uneven · insecure · uncertain
dizzy
Sensation of spinning
- vertiginousInducing a spinning sensation
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- woozyDizzy and confused
unsteady · disoriented · giddy · spinning · reeling · faint · swoon · off-kilter
overbalancedbalanced
In a state of equilibrium
even · symmetrical · harmonious · proportionate · proportional