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out of kilter

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 order out of whack 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 whack screwed-up unsound
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy
WEAK
OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working
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 order out of whack 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 order out of whack
PHRASE
out of commission
Synonyms
WEAK
decommissioned down faulty in repair kaput not in service out of order out of whack
PHRASE
out of order
Synonyms
WEAK
broken faulty haywire in disrepair inoperable kerflooey on the blink on the fritz out of commission out of whack

Example Sentences

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A plant with an out of kilter circadian clock will only grow to half the size of a normal plant under laboratory conditions.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

Does that not point out that planning by the Pentagon could be out of kilter with reality for future conflicts?

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

But it also knocked supply and demand out of kilter as never before.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2022

Ian Price, director of CBI Wales, said employers were already putting up wages so the increase was "not out of kilter".

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022

In the second quarter, he lined up and saw the Cooper secondary once again out of kilter.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger