Definitions

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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A bright sky is a signal that it’s daytime, so getting that signal at night throws all of that out of whack.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

“It may be that the ring can detect something out of whack but then our bodies fight it off,” Ricky Bloomfield, the chief medical officer at Oura told me in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Surging demand for physical silver has pushed the market for the white metal out of whack.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

My tie is out of whack and my shirttails are hanging out.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

out of whack

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