Proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over
“I would sit on a balanced log and just rest the muscles of my face that had become weary from smiling.”
Having different elements in the correct proportions
“Healthy eating involves getting the right nutrients from a satisfying, varied and balanced diet.”
Harmoniously integrated or combined, especially of sound or melody
“The key is to please the listener with balanced musical tones that are melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic.”
Objective or fair, after taking everything into account
“You made a balanced decision, fully including the possibility of the software being delayed until September.”
Mentally calm, having no emotion too strong or too weak
“Buddhist monks, connected to measuring devices, showed that they remained calm and balanced when gunshots were fired in the laboratory.”
Having healthy and sound mental faculties
“At 29,000 feet, no one, not even the best of them, is fully mentally balanced and can be relied on to make correct decisions all of the time.”
Financially validated or settled according to accounting principles
“An example of an accomplishment for a chief financial officer would be maintaining balanced financial records using generally accepted accounting principles.”
Able to be depended or relied on
Evenly or fairly balanced
Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced
Physically balanced or perched on something
At the same height as someone or something else
Reliable and unfailing
A state in which a body is sound and healthy
Refunding
Full of virtue, having excellent moral character
Competent or talented
Modern or contemporary
Wholesome or beneficial to health, especially of food
Put together as being equal, similar, or complementary to each other
Relating to, or having a steady, rhythm
Stable psychologically
Having a pleasing shape that is pleasant to look at
Polite, elegant, and sophisticated in manner
Without change or variation
Past tense for to counteract or equal the effect or importance of
“I try to balance the number of calories I consume with the amount I expend on my daily activities.”
Past tense for to hold (an object or objects) precariously
“Waiters were required to balance trays of food skillfully on the palms of their hands.”
Past tense for to compare the relative weight or importance of
“We should know what to do once we balance the pros and cons of this decision.”
Past tense for to be, or make, equal numerically
“The amount of food you eat should balance with the amount of physical activity or exercise you have in a day.”
Past tense for to calculate a number or amount
“It may be time to hire an accountant to balance our finances.”
Past tense for to pay or give what is owed
“We had to balance our account with the hotel before checking out.”
Past tense for to waver between different courses of action
“She had a tendency to balance and waffle on certain hot-button issues.”
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