well-balanced
Americanadjective
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rightly balanced, adjusted, or regulated.
a well-balanced diet.
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sensible; sane.
a well-balanced mind.
adjective
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having good balance or proportions
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of balanced mind; sane or sensible
Etymology
Origin of well-balanced
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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This wasn’t the case with everyone, but I believe it took a strong and well-balanced individual to not let it happen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
He emphasized that a well-balanced diet supports both physical and mental health.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
Don’t forget the recently completed fifth season of the spy caper “Slow Horses,” which leaned more into dark comedy and may have been its best and most well-balanced season yet.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
“Private Music” stands not just as a wonderfully cohesive riff-heavy body of work with a relentless energy that is the next shapeshifting step in the Deftones catalog, but is also a well-balanced album.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
It was as though the sane well-balanced girl had gone mad before their eyes.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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