unbalanced

Tilted to one side

Unbalanced describes something lacking equilibrium or proper proportion.

An unbalanced load in a washing machine causes it to shake.

An unbalanced diet has too much of some nutrients and not enough of others.

Applied to people, unbalanced suggests mental instability: He became increasingly unbalanced after the divorce.

An unbalanced account doesn't add up correctly.

asymmetrical

lopsided

Unequally balanced

crooked · tilted · off-center · asymmetric · misaligned · irregular · slanted · askew · awry · off-kilter

financial

deficit

Amount still owed

overdrawn · underfunded · lopsided · disproportionate · skewed · inequitable · misallocated · irregular · discrepant · unsettled

nutritional

deficient

Having too little

lacking · skewed · disproportionate · excessive · poor · improper · irregular · lopsided · one-sided

mental

unstable

Prone to sudden change

irrational · erratic · neurotic · manic · psychotic · troubled · disordered · unsound · volatile · unpredictable

physical

wobbly

Tending to teeter

tottering · precarious · rickety · unsteady · tippy · top-heavy · swaying · rocking · wavering · faltering

biased

one-sided

Unfairly weighted toward one

partial · slanted · skewed · discriminatory · inequitable · jaundiced · tendentious · weighted · favoring · preferential

Categories
Opposites
mental/emotional stability

unbalancedsane

Mentally healthy, clearheaded

balanced · stable · well-adjusted · rational · sound

fairness/impartiality

unbalancedbalanced

In a state of equilibrium

fair · unbiased · impartial · just · even-handed

proportionality/composition

unbalancedbalanced

In a state of equilibrium

even · proportionate · symmetrical · harmonious · equal

Family

unbalance, unbalances, unbalancing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G