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out of kilter

out of kil·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov kil-ter]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ˈkɪl tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov kil-ter]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ˈkɪl tər/

Definition of out of kilter words

  • phrase out of kilter If one thing is out of kilter with another, the first thing does not agree with or fit in with the second. 0

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Parts of speech for Out of kilter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

out of kilter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for out of kilter

adj out of kilter

  • beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
  • broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
  • damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
  • flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
  • flubbed — a blunder.

adverb out of kilter

  • askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
  • decommissioned — to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
  • kaput — ruined; done for; demolished.

adjective out of kilter

  • awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
  • cockeyed — If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
  • dinged — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
  • wracked — Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.

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