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- [verb oh-ver-bal-uh ns; noun oh-ver-bal-uh ns]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈbæl əns; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbæl əns/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈbæl.əns/
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- [verb oh-ver-bal-uh ns; noun oh-ver-bal-uh ns]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈbæl əns; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbæl əns/
Definitions of overbalance word
- verb with object overbalance to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town. 1
- verb with object overbalance to cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over: He accidentally overbalanced a vase. 1
- noun overbalance an excessive weight or amount. 1
- noun overbalance something that more than balances or more than equals: An overbalance of imports depleted the country's treasury. 1
- abbreviation OVERBALANCE Outweigh. 1
- intransitive verb overbalance topple, tip over 1
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Origin of overbalance
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; over- + balance
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Parts of speech for Overbalance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overbalance popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
overbalance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overbalance
verb overbalance
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- bump — If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
Antonyms for overbalance
verb overbalance
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- straighten — make straight
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
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