off-kil·ter
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Definition of off-kilter
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: not in perfect balance : a bit askew
off-kilter camera angles His hat was slightly off-kilter.
Synonyms for off-kilter
Synonyms
- bizarre,
- bizarro,
- cranky,
- crazy,
- curious,
- eccentric,
- erratic,
- far-out,
- funky,
- funny,
- kinky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- odd,
- off-the-wall,
- offbeat,
- out-of-the-way,
- outlandish,
- outré,
- peculiar,
- quaint,
- queer,
- queerish,
- quirky,
- remarkable,
- rum
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- spaced-out,
- strange,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- weirdo,
- wild
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-kilter. Accessed 20 Jun. 2021.
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off-kilter
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of off-kilter
: not perfectly balanced or even
: different from the ordinary, usual, or expected
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The first known use of off-kilter was in 1929
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