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| balanced |
If something is balanced, it does not go to an extreme. If you have a balanced opinion, your opinion does not go too far in one or the other direction. [2 definitions] |
| poise |
to be in a balanced state. [1/4 definitions] |
| reasonable |
When something is reasonable, it makes sense. When you make a reasonable decision, your decision makes sense to most people. It is the result of clear and balanced thinking. [1/4 definitions] |
| steady |
When you steady something, you make it stay still and balanced. [1/8 definitions] |
| surfing |
the sport or activity of riding on the tops of waves as they come in toward the shore, usually balanced on a special board called a "surfboard." |
| symmetry |
a state in which both sides of something are balanced in size, form, or arrangement. |
| unequal |
not well balanced or matched. [1/3 definitions] |
| uneven |
not balanced; unfair; one-sided. [1/5 definitions] |
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