overbalance C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas Also spelled overballance US /ˌoʊvɚˈbæləns/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to lose balance and topple, or to outweigh in importance He leaned too far and overbalanced off the ladder. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to lose balance and topple,... outweightopplecapsizepreponderateoverturnoutbalance ↔ Opposites balancesteadystabilize Word family Related forms balancecounterbalance Etymology AI details From over- ('beyond, in excess') plus balance, from Latin bilanx ('having two scale-pans'). Means to outweigh or to lose equilibrium and topple. bilanx Latin lanx Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overbalance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈbæləns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/ ## Meanings 1. to lose balance and topple, or to outweigh in importance ## Examples - He leaned too far and overbalanced off the ladder. ## Synonyms - outweigh - topple - capsize - preponderate - overturn - outbalance ## Antonyms - balance - steady - stabilize ## Related Forms - balance - counterbalance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bilanx - Root: lanx ## Etymology From over- ('beyond, in excess') plus balance, from Latin bilanx ('having two scale-pans'). Means to outweigh or to lose equilibrium and topple. ## AI Etymology Overbalance comes from over- ('beyond, in excess') plus balance, from Latin bilanx ('having two scale-pans'). Means to outweigh or to lose equilibrium and topple. The etymological trail includes Latin bilanx and Latin lanx. As a verb, overbalance means to lose balance and topple, or to outweigh in importance. The same family is visible in related forms such as balance and counterbalance. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown