Meaning & use
well balanced person
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
Someone who is calm, sensible, and emotionally healthy, with reasonable attitudes and a stable life.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase: 'She is a well balanced person.' The hyphen is usual in writing.
Patterns
- a well balanced person
- be a well balanced person
After everything he has been through, he is still a remarkably well balanced person.
Her teachers describe her as a well balanced person who gets on with everyone.
A well balanced person can enjoy success without becoming arrogant.
phrasefixed phrase
Someone whose life includes a healthy mix of work, rest, exercise, and time with other people.
Grammar: Often used in health or lifestyle advice rather than in formal writing.
Patterns
- become a well balanced person
- seem like a well balanced person
To become a well balanced person, you need to make time for rest as well as work.
She eats well and exercises regularly, and she seems like a well balanced person.
Being a well balanced person is not about being perfect; it is about keeping things in proportion.
Common combinations
- a well balanced person
- My grandfather was a well balanced person who never panicked.
- emotionally well balanced
- The staff are trained to stay emotionally well balanced under pressure.
- seem well balanced
- The new manager seems well balanced and easy to talk to.
- a well balanced life
- She works hard but still has a well balanced life.
Synonyms and how they differ
- stable
- Stable describes someone whose emotions do not change suddenly, but it does not suggest a healthy mix of activities the way well balanced does.
- grounded
- Grounded means sensible and realistic, often used of someone who does not let fame change them; well balanced is broader.
- sensible
- Sensible focuses on good judgment in decisions, while well balanced also suggests emotional health.
Opposites
Word family
- well-balanced adjective
- The hyphenated adjective form, used before a noun: a well-balanced diet.
- balance noun
- A state in which things are equal or in the right amounts.
Commonly confused: well balanced person or well built? well balanced person or well off?
well balanced person vs well built
Well built describes a strong, muscular body, not a calm and sensible character.
well balanced person vs well off
Well off means rich or comfortable financially, which is a completely different idea.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'well balanced person' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Well balanced refers to emotional stability and sensible attitudes, which fits staying calm. Lifting weights describes physical strength, owning houses describes wealth, and speaking languages describes a skill, none of which are about being well balanced.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “well balanced person”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.