Balanced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bring into balance or equilibrium

compute credits and debits of an account

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæntˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɐθˈɛtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɐθˈɛtɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kæntˈɔːɹɪəl/.

Examples

She has to balance work and her domestic duties
balance the two weights
He was balancing on one foot

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equilibrize equilibrate poise balance equilibrise

Antonyms

unbalance unbalanced

Parts of Speech

verb	bring into balance or equilibrium “She has to balance work and her domestic duties”
verb	compute credits and debits of an account
verb	hold or carry in equilibrium
verb	be in equilibrium “He was balancing on one foot”
adjective	being in a state of proper equilibrium “the carefully balanced seesaw”

Word Forms

balance	noun	a state of equilibrium
equilibrium	noun	a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
poise	noun	a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
balancer	noun	either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausgewogen

ins Gleichgewicht oder Gleichgewicht bringen

🇫🇷French

équilibré

mettre en équilibre ou équilibrer

🇪🇸Spanish

equilibrado

poner en equilibrio o equilibrar

🇮🇹Italian

equilibrato

portare in equilibrio o equilibrio

🇳🇱Dutch

evenwichtig

in evenwicht of evenwicht brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

equilibrado

trazer equilíbrio ou equilíbrio

🇷🇺Russian

сбалансированный

привести в баланс или равновесие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैलेंस्ड

संतुलन या सन्तुलन में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

সুষম

ভারসাম্য বা ভারসাম্য আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சமச்சீர்

சமநிலை அல்லது சமநிலைக்கு கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమతుల్యం

సంతులనం లేదా సమతుల్యతలోకి తీసుకురండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संतुलित

समतोल किंवा समतोल आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતુલિત

સંતુલન અથવા સંતુલન લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮತೋಲಿತ

ಸಮತೋಲನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತೋಲನಕ್ಕೆ ತರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമതുലിതമായ

സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥയിലോ സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥയിലോ കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਲਿਤ

ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

متوازن

توازن یا توازن میں لائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

均衡

使之达到平衡或平衡

🇯🇵Japanese

バランスのとれた

バランスまたは均衡をもたらす

🇰🇷Korean

균형 잡힌

균형 또는 균형을 이루다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cân bằng

mang lại sự cân bằng hoặc cân bằng

🇹🇭Thai

สมดุล

ทำให้เกิดความสมดุลหรือสมดุล

🇮🇩Indonesian

seimbang

membawa keseimbangan atau keseimbangan

🇵🇭Filipino

balanse

dalhin sa balanse o ekwilibriyo

🇲🇾Malay

seimbang

membawa kepada keseimbangan atau keseimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوازن

تحقيق التوازن أو التوازن

🇮🇷Persian

متعادل

به تعادل یا تعادل برسانند

🇹🇷Turkish

dengeli

dengeye veya dengeye getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוּזָן

להביא לאיזון או לשיווי משקל

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