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thrown off balance
adjective as in confused
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in mixed-up
adjective as in muddle-headed
Weak matches
- abashed
- addled
- addlepated
- at a loss
- at sea
- at sixes and sevens
- baffled
- befuddled
- bewildered
- come apart
- confounded
- confusional
- dazed
- discombobulated
- disconcerted
- disorganized
- distracted
- flummoxed
- flustered
- fouled-up
- glassy-eyed
- gone
- misled
- mixed up
- muddled
- nonplussed
- not with it
- out to lunch
- perplexed
- perturbed
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- puzzled
- screwy
- shook-up
- shot to pieces
- slaphappy
- spaced out
- stumped
- taken aback
- thrown
- turbid
- unglued
- unscrewed
- unzipped
Example Sentences
“All of this has significant cost and network implications. Every diverted or delayed flight incurs substantial expenses, as grounded aircraft become money-losing assets. Delays lead to cancellations, and schedules are thrown off balance.” says Sidharath Kapur, an independent aviation expert.
In such conditions, the equilibrium of microorganisms that keep our skin healthy is often thrown off balance, allowing S. aureus to flourish, the researchers said.
“When you’re spinning, if something shifts just slightly, you can end up getting completely thrown off balance,” Barley said.
Diane’s life was correspondingly thrown off balance.
Like many other Russia-friendly media outlets, Main News was thrown off balance by Putin’s onslaught against Ukraine and struggled for several days to explain it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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