as in shape
a state of being or fitness
since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter
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Recent Examples of kilter
To say much more would be to spoil the twisted twists of the plot, in which the director finally applies his affinity for mounting dread to a bona fide horror movie — albeit one characterized by the off-kilter black humor that had become his speciality by that point.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
His genius is in making films that can accommodate their oft-kilter instincts.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
There are pieces of Bruggelstein that are off kilter here simmering beneath the surface, never fully realized, and lacking in any sort of tension except that his true identity might be revealed.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Alex feels welcomed in this new town, but is immediately thrown off kilter by the intimacy among neighbors in Tall Pines.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
His genius is in making films that can accommodate their oft-kilter instincts.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
There are pieces of Bruggelstein that are off kilter here simmering beneath the surface, never fully realized, and lacking in any sort of tension except that his true identity might be revealed.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Alex feels welcomed in this new town, but is immediately thrown off kilter by the intimacy among neighbors in Tall Pines.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilter
Noun
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In Hemlock, my protagonist Sam takes on this shape even more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Experts say keeping your vehicle in good shape can make all the difference.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Such botanical knowledge, used for enrichment in the form of horticultural and culinary endeavors, as well as in health and medicine, has roots in global botanical exploration and exploitation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Remaking his body to avoid the health issues that plagued his first two seasons, resulting in two years with a clean bill of health.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Physicists call such conditions Schrödinger cat states, named after Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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The condition of the unborn baby was not immediately known.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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