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out of step

PHRASE
disorderly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic disorganized jumbled undisciplined
WEAK
all over the place cluttered confused dislocated heterogeneous indiscriminate irregular mixed-up out of whack 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
inconsistent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conflicting contrary erratic illogical incompatible irreconcilable uncertain unpredictable
WEAK
at odds at variance capricious changeable discordant discrepant dissonant fickle in conflict incoherent incongruent incongruous inconstant lubricious mercurial temperamental unstable variable warring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain definite harmonious predictable sure unchanging
WEAK
consistent consonant regular steady
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 whack out-of-control scattered scrambled slovenly topsy-turvy tumult uncombed undisciplined unkempt unmethodical unrestrained untrained

Example Sentences

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But even as Steyer undertook his public transformation from investor to climate activist, his firm continued to make decisions out of step with his newfound commitment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Officials sometimes push back against market pricing that is out of step with what they themselves expect to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But academics questioned the findings, pointing out that the results seemed out of step with other data.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

That may be out of step with the modern emphasis on work-life balance that many career advisers promote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Indeed, one of the reasons musicians from all over Europe flocked to hear Wagner’s music dramas at Bayreuth in the 1870s was because they were so radically out of step with the mainstream.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall