unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st 
: not balanced: such as
a
: not in equilibrium
b
: mentally disordered : affected with mental illness
c
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
Synonyms
- balmy
- barmy [chiefly British]
- bats
- batty
- bedlam
- bonkers
- brainsick
- bughouse [slang]
- certifiable
- crackbrained
- cracked
- crackers
- crackpot
- cranky [dialect]
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- demented
- deranged
- fruity [slang]
- gaga
- haywire
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unhinged
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
Examples of unbalanced in a Sentence
He's been eating an unbalanced diet.
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
California has faced budget crises before, but this could be the perfect storm of a chronically unbalanced budget made infinitely worse by disaster.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Such haphazard and unbalanced development and the consequent unevenness of available series has produced biases in our historical understanding of sea-level rise, Hardenberg writes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Small rugs make furniture look huddled and crowded, making the room unbalanced.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalanced. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st
1
: not in a state of balance
2
: not completely sane
3
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
Medical Definition
unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st
: mentally disordered : affected with mental illness
an unbalanced mind
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