unbalance

The word “unbalance” has 3 syllables: un-bal-ance

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈbæləns/


What is synonym and antonym for unbalance?

In the thesaurus, “unbalance” has 36 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unbalance along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unbalance

  • agitate
  • annoy
  • astasia
  • bother
  • changeability
  • confuse
  • crack
  • craze
  • derange
  • discompose
  • disequilibration
  • disequilibrium
  • disquiet
  • distract
  • disturb
  • fluctuation
  • frenzy
  • imbalance
  • inconstancy
  • insecurity
  • instability
  • irritate
  • loco
  • madden
  • mutability
  • nonequilibrium
  • perturb
  • precariousness
  • shakiness
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • unsteadiness
  • unstring
  • upset
  • vex
  • volatility

Antonyms for unbalance

  • balance
  • calm
  • counterbalance
  • counterpoise
  • equilibration
  • equilibrium
  • equipoise
  • firmness
  • fixedness
  • offset
  • poise
  • quiet
  • relax
  • security
  • settle
  • soothe
  • stability
  • stasis
  • steadiness
  • tranquilize
  • tranquillize

Meanings of unbalance

  • verb
    1. To cause to be out of balance.

Example Sentences

  • The sudden gust of wind caused the tree to sway and unbalance.
  • Adding too much weight to one side of the scale will unbalance it.
  • The unexpected news seemed to unbalance her for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure.
  • Excessive stress can unbalance even the most resilient individuals.
  • His reckless behavior began to unbalance the carefully maintained harmony of the group.

On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unbalance, such as: agitate, annoy, astasia, balance, bother, calm, changeability.

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Related Words

madden

  • affront
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • anger
  • annoy
  • antagonize
  • bother
  • confuse
  • crack
  • craze
  • cross
  • derange
  • discompose
  • disquiet
  • distract
  • disturb
  • drive crazy
  • drive insane
  • drive out of mind
  • drive to distraction
  • embitter
  • enflame
  • enrage
  • envenom
  • exasperate
  • frenzy
  • get
  • huff
  • incense
  • inflame
  • infuriate
  • ire
  • irritate
  • loco
  • mad
  • make see red
  • miff
  • nettle
  • offend
  • outrage
  • peeve
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pique
  • possess
  • provoke
  • put out
  • rankle
  • rile
  • roil
  • rub the wrong way
  • ruffle
  • shatter
  • steam up
  • tick off
  • umbrage
  • unbalance
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • unstring
  • upset
  • vex

madness

take aback

  • abash
  • affright
  • agitate
  • alarm
  • amaze
  • annoy
  • astonish
  • astound
  • awe
  • baffle
  • balk
  • beat
  • befuddle
  • bewilder
  • blindside
  • blow away
  • boggle
  • bolt
  • bother
  • bowl over
  • buffalo
  • bug
  • cause wonder
  • checkmate
  • chill
  • confound
  • confuse
  • consternate
  • daunt
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • demoralize
  • devastate
  • disarrange
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • disillusion
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dumbfound
  • dumfound
  • electrify
  • embarrass
  • faze
  • flabbergast
  • floor
  • flummox
  • flurry
  • fluster
  • foil
  • foul up
  • fright
  • frighten
  • frustrate
  • get
  • get to
  • give a shock
  • give a turn
  • hinder
  • horrify
  • irk
  • jar
  • jolt
  • jump
  • knock for a loop
  • knock over
  • knock over with feather
  • leave aghast
  • leave open-mouthed
  • louse up
  • make jump
  • mess up
  • muck up
  • muddle
  • mystify
  • nonplus
  • outwit
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • paralyze
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • petrify
  • prevent
  • psych out
  • put off
  • put one away
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • rock
  • ruffle
  • scare
  • scare to death
  • screw up
  • shake
  • shake up
  • shatter
  • shock
  • snafu
  • spook
  • spring
  • spring on
  • spring something on
  • stagger
  • start
  • startle
  • stick
  • strike dumb
  • strike with awe
  • stump
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • stymie
  • surprise
  • take breath away
  • take by surprise
  • terrify
  • terrorize
  • throw
  • throw a curve
  • throw into a tizzy
  • throw into tizzy
  • throw off balance
  • thunderstrike
  • thwart
  • trouble
  • trump
  • unbalance
  • underwhelm
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unnerve
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • upset the apple cart
  • vex
  • worry
  • worst

paralyze

  • anesthetize
  • arrest
  • astound
  • attenuate
  • bemuse
  • benumb
  • bring to grinding halt
  • close
  • craze
  • cripple
  • daunt
  • daze
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • demolish
  • demoralize
  • derange
  • destroy
  • disable
  • disarm
  • discompose
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • disquiet
  • disturb
  • emasculate
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • faze
  • freeze
  • frighten
  • halt
  • hamstring
  • hobble
  • immobilize
  • incapacitate
  • intimidate
  • knock out
  • lame
  • madden
  • maim
  • make inert
  • make nerveless
  • mutilate
  • neuter
  • nonplus
  • numb
  • palsy
  • perturb
  • petrify
  • prostrate
  • sap
  • scare
  • shut down
  • soften
  • stop dead
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • terrify
  • terrorize
  • tire
  • transfix
  • unbalance
  • undercut
  • undermine
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unman
  • unnerve
  • unsettle
  • unstring
  • upset
  • waste
  • weaken
  • weird out

tangle

  • abashment
  • agitation
  • bafflement
  • bag
  • bamboozlement
  • befuddlement
  • bemusement
  • bewilderedness
  • bewilderment
  • birdlime
  • bother
  • braid
  • capture
  • catch
  • catch up
  • chagrin
  • coil
  • collar
  • commotion
  • complication
  • confuse
  • confusedness
  • confusion
  • derange
  • discombobulation
  • discomfiture
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcertment
  • dismay
  • disorganize
  • disquiet
  • distraction
  • distress
  • disturbance
  • dither
  • drag into
  • embarrassment
  • embroil
  • enlace
  • enmesh
  • ensnare
  • ensnarl
  • entangle
  • entanglement
  • entoil
  • entrap
  • entwine
  • entwist
  • flurry
  • fluster
  • fog
  • foul up
  • fuss
  • hamper
  • head-scratching
  • immesh
  • implicate
  • interlace
  • interlock
  • intertwine
  • intertwist
  • interweave
  • involve
  • inweave
  • jam
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • kink
  • knot
  • labyrinth
  • make a party to
  • mass
  • mat
  • maze
  • mesh
  • mess
  • mess up
  • mire
  • mix up
  • morass
  • mortification
  • muck up
  • muddle
  • mystification
  • net
  • obstruct
  • perplex
  • perplexity
  • perturbation
  • plait
  • puzzlement
  • ravel
  • rummage
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • skein
  • snag
  • snare
  • snarl
  • stew
  • tie up
  • trap
  • turmoil
  • twine
  • twist
  • unbalance
  • upset
  • weave
  • web
  • whirl
  • wind
  • wreathe
  • writhe

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