overbalances
Loses stable footing
Overbalances means to lose or cause to lose balance, typically by tipping too far in one direction: She overbalanced and fell into the pool.
It also describes outweighing something in importance or effect: The benefits overbalance the risks.
The physical sense suggests someone leaning past their center of gravity; the figurative sense suggests one factor overwhelming another.
Provides excessive quantities
- overloadsExceeds safe capacity
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- swampsWaterlogged forested wetlands
- saturatesFills to maximum capacity
floods · gluts · overcompensates · overcorrects · overweights · overdoes · tips over · goes too far
Falls or overthrows
- tipsExtras for servers
- tumblesFalls in disarray
- wobblesUnsteady side-to-side movements
- teetersSways unsteadily, near falling
lurches · pitches · falls · stumbles · sways · tilts · keels · capsizes
Distorts or angles
- tiltsInclines from vertical
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- biasesUnfair inclinations toward something
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
unbalances · throws off · tips the scales · outweighs · dominates · overwhelms · overshadows · exceeds
oversupplies
Provides excessive quantities
- overloadsExceeds safe capacity
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- swampsWaterlogged forested wetlands
saturates · floods · gluts · overcompensates · overcorrects · overweights · overdoes · tips over · goes too far · surpluses
topples
Falls or overthrows
teeters · lurches · pitches · falls · stumbles · sways · tilts · keels · capsizes · overturns
skews
Distorts or angles
- tiltsInclines from vertical
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- biasesUnfair inclinations toward something
distorts · unbalances · throws off · tips the scales · outweighs · dominates · overwhelms · overshadows · exceeds · surpasses
unsteady
Lacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- wobblyTending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
teetering · tottering · rickety · unstable · top-heavy · lopsided · listing · leaning · swaying · faltering
overbalancessteadies
Makes firm or stable
stabilizes · balances · braces · anchors · grounds
overbalancesbalances
Keeps from toppling
equalizes · counterbalances · equilibrates · offsets · proportions