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bal·anced
 balanced
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- pronunciation:
- bae
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 nst
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not going too far in the direction of any extreme so that rationality, harmony, or stability is achieved; keeping to proper proportions.
The book gives a balanced account of the war, and the reader is left to decide whether the fight was worth it or not .The panel provided a balanced commentary on the election.A balanced budget is not easy to achieve.The newspaper tries to be balanced in its approach to the news.- antonyms:
- disproportionate, lopsided, unbalanced
- similar words:
- stable, straight
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| definition 2: |
having all elements in the appropriate amounts.
a balanced diet |
| related words: |
candid, equal, firm, representative, steady, temperate |
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