Synonyms & related words for imbalance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of imbalance — including unbalance, disequilibrium, asymmetry, disproportion, lopsidedness, disparity. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to imbalance

Explore words related to imbalance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include instability, dissymmetry, balance, equilibrium, ricketiness, unsteadiness, libratory, equipoise. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for imbalance

Common synonyms for imbalance include unbalance, disequilibrium, asymmetry, disproportion, lopsidedness, disparity, unevenness, inequity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does imbalance come from?

The word imbalance breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: im-, from Latin in (“not”); and -balance, from Latin bilanx (“two-panned scale”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.