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out of whack

PHRASE
broken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
busted defective faulty ruined wrecked
STRONG
dead disabled down gone out shot spent wracked
WEAK
coming unstuck fallen apart feeble gone to pieces haywire imperfect in disrepair in need of repair in the shop inoperable inoperative kaput not functioning on the blink on the fritz out of commission out of kilter out of order run down screwed-up unsatisfactory weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
perfect repaired
WEAK
fixed working
PHRASE
damaged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flawed impaired injured run-down
STRONG
bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled
WEAK
beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter screwed-up unsound
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy
WEAK
OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working
PHRASE
disorderly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic disorganized jumbled undisciplined
WEAK
all over the place cluttered confused dislocated heterogeneous indiscriminate irregular mixed-up out of step out-of-control scattered scrambled slovenly topsy-turvy tumult uncombed unkempt unmethodical unrestrained unsystematic untrained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ordered organized systematic
WEAK
arranged behaved conforming disciplined manageable neat orderly systematized trim well-behaved
PHRASE
haywire
Synonyms
STRONG
berserk nuts psycho screwball
WEAK
amiss amok batty bonkers chaotic confused cracked crazed defective disordered disorganized erratic flipped in a mess in pieces insane mad messy orderless out of order out to lunch screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged wacky
PHRASE
on the blink
Synonyms
WEAK
bonkers broken busted defective disabled down fallen apart faulty gone to pieces haywire in disrepair in need of repair in the shop inoperable kaput kerflooey not functioning not working on the fritz on the shelf out out of commission out of kilter out of order run down shot spent wrecked
PHRASE
on the fritz
Synonyms
WEAK
bonkers broken faulty haywire inoperable kerflooey malfunctioning not working on the blink on the bum out of commission out of kilter out of order
PHRASE
out of commission
Synonyms
WEAK
decommissioned down faulty in repair kaput not in service out of kilter out of order
PHRASE
out of order
Synonyms
WEAK
broken faulty haywire in disrepair inoperable kerflooey on the blink on the fritz out of commission out of kilter
PHRASE
unsystematic
Synonyms
WEAK
all over the place chaotic cluttered confused dislocated disorganized heterogeneous indiscriminate irregular jumbled messy mixed up out of line out of step out-of-control scattered scrambled slovenly topsy-turvy tumult uncombed undisciplined unkempt unmethodical unrestrained untrained

Example Sentences

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Things are out of whack, and even though we all know this, it still should be said now and then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

At times, big atmospheric waves that form closer to the ground can travel upward and knock the polar vortex out of whack.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

When the market falls, your portfolio gets out of whack — the value of your stocks might shrink while your bond holdings stay steady.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

The UK is "out of whack" with other countries, according to Sir Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister who later became right-hand man to Zuckerberg.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

We were all shaken up from the run-in with Mikayla, but Dari was seriously out of whack if he was apologizing for being hit on the head.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller