well-balanced

1. 1.

   in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium

   “a well-balanced wheel”

   Similarbalanced
2. 2.

   free from psychological disorder

   “a well-adjusted personality”

   Synonymswell-adjusted

   Similaradjusted

Questions about well-balanced

What does well-balanced mean?

well-balanced means "in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in well-balanced?

well-balanced has 3 syllables: well--balan-ced. The stress falls on "well-".

What is another word for well-balanced?

Close synonyms include well-adjusted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is well-balanced a common word?

well-balanced is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.