Meaning & use
equally balanced
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
having the same amount of weight, importance, or strength on each side
Grammar: Used after a linking verb or before a noun: The teams are equally balanced. / an equally balanced diet.
Patterns
- be equally balanced
- equally balanced between something and something
- an equally balanced diet
The two teams are equally balanced, so the match should be close.
A healthy meal should be equally balanced between vegetables, protein, and grains.
The seesaw stayed equally balanced because both children weighed the same.
Common combinations
- equally balanced diet
- Nutritionists recommend an equally balanced diet for growing children.
- equally balanced teams
- The coach divided the players into two equally balanced teams.
- equally balanced between
- Her time is equally balanced between work and family.
- remain equally balanced
- The scales remained equally balanced even after we added more fruit.
Synonyms and how they differ
- even
- Use 'even' when two sides are level or equal, often in games or amounts; 'equally balanced' emphasizes that each side has the same weight or importance.
- proportionate
- Use 'proportionate' when parts are in the correct relation to each other; 'equally balanced' suggests exact equality rather than just a suitable ratio.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: equally balanced or equal?
equally balanced vs equal
Equal means exactly the same in size or amount (equal pay). Equally balanced means the two sides have the same weight or importance, often after balancing them.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
We need the adverb 'equally' to modify the adjective 'balanced'. 'Equal balanced' is wrong because 'equal' is an adjective and cannot modify another adjective; 'equally balance' and 'equal balancing' use the wrong form.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “equally balanced”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.