imbalancenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɪmˈbæl.əns/us/ˌɪmˈbæl.əns/a situation in which two things that should be equal or that are normally equal are not:
There is huge economic imbalance between the two countries.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- equilibrium
- harmonize
- harmony
- jar
- jarring
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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