Synonyms of unbalanced

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adjective

ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st 

1

as in psychotic

having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind

horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• lunatic
• nuts
• crazy
• mental
• maniacal
• disturbed
• paranoid
• maniac
• gaga
• paranoidal
• deranged
• crazed
• whacky
• psycho
• strange
• unhinged
• demented
• screwy
• irrational
• cracked
• looney
• eccentric
• nutty
• depressed
• ballistic
• wacky
• whacko
• haywire
• loony
• unsound
• cuckoo
• wacko
• odd
• unreasonable
• daft
• foolish
• scatty
• around the bend
• crackbrained
• kooky
• bedlam
• loony tunes
• daffy
• certifiable
• obsessed
• batty
• out to lunch
• non compos mentis
• moonstruck
• bonkers
• loco
• barmy
• bughouse
• crackpot
• distracted
• meshuga
• hysteric
• distraught
• kookie
• cranky
• fruity
• brainsick
• disordered
• schizophrenic
• meshugah
• bats
• neurotic
• looney tunes
• meshugge
• fey
• meshuggah
• frantic
• hysterical
• aberrant
• schizoid
• paranoic
• delusional
• out of one's mind
• balmy
• loopy
• off one's rocker
• sociopathic
• off one's gourd
• obsessive-compulsive
• off one's head
• delusionary
• off
• queer
• wud
• out of one's head
• crackers
• oddball
• delirious
• paranoiac
• nuclear
• tetched
• pixilated
• touched
• dotty
• pixillated
• berserk
• witless
• amuck
• senseless
• fixated
• monomaniacal
• wigged-out
• frenzied
• teched
• monomaniac
• ape
• raving
• amok
• potty
• bananas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• balanced
• sound
• reasonable
• sane
• clear
• rational
• normal
• wise
• lucid
• sensible
• judicious
• healthy
• uncrazy
• compos mentis
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

2

as in unstable

not being in or able to maintain a state of balance

in such an unbalanced political situation, the probability of war increases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unstable
• unsteady
• wobbly
• precarious
• shaky
• wonky
• rocky
• tipsy
• lopsided
• tippy
• insecure
• wabbly
• infirm
• uneven
• rickety
• unsound
• awry
• doddering
• wavery
• askew
• tottering
• teetering
• tottery
• doddery
• jiggling
• jiggly
• off-kilter
• staggery
• cockeyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• balanced
• stable
• steady
• stabilized
• level
• straight
• substantial
• equilibrated
• even
• sound
• sturdy

unbalanced

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verb

past tense of unbalance

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane

the shock of the loss of his wife and children completely unbalanced him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• confused
• distracted
• deranged
• crazed
• unhinged
• upset
• unsettled
• frenzied
• bothered
• annoyed
• maddened
• perturbed
• cracked
• irritated
• agitated
• locoed
• unstrung
• disquieted
• vexed
• discomposed
• vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relaxed
• calmed
• soothed
• quieted
• settled
• tranquilized
• tranquillized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unbalanced

Adjective

Although he was paired with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, the team was horrendously unbalanced and had big problems when their star players didn’t track back. —Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Then, those favors will be used as negotiating leverage to improve, but nonetheless deepen Russia's increasingly unbalanced relationship with China. —David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025

Thomas Tuchel, who became PSG head coach in summer 2018, made multiple attempts to field Mbappe in a central position alongside a strike partner – initially Cavani, then Mauro Icardi – but struggled to find a formula that didn’t leave the team dangerously unbalanced. —Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

Each episode is heavily unbalanced and poorly paced. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025