Thesaurus results for OVERBALANCE

overbalance

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈba-lən(t)s

Definition of overbalance

as in to outweigh

to be greater in importance than my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion

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Recent Examples of overbalance Valcuha and the orchestra brought vibrancy and color to the huge first movement, which can threaten to overbalance the rest of the score if it’s not kept at least somewhat in check. — Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2018 Unfortunately the piano tended to overbalance the rest of the ensemble, a problem that might have been avoided had there been a lid on the Steinway concert grand. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018 There were moments when De Silva overbalanced Perlman, and a slight tendency with both musicians to rush rapid-note passages, especially in the irresistibly cute Scherzo. — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2017

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outweigh

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Ultimately, Earth's tilt, day length, and sun angle are the primary determinants of seasons, far outweighing orbital distance.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Most of us, for instance, are not the oil company executives who were told about the effects of CO2 emissions back in the 1970s and decided that the threat to their business outweighed the threat to the planet.

— Gabriel Winslow-Yost, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

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