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Synonyms & Antonyms of off-kilter
1
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
- he's nice enough, but there's something a little off-kilter about him
Synonyms for off-kilter
- 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
Words Related to off-kilter
- extraordinary,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- freak,
- freakish,
- freaky,
- phantasmagoric
- (or phantasmagorical),
- phenomenal
Near Antonyms for off-kilter
2
inclined or twisted to one side
- to me, the painting on the wall looks a little off-kilter
Synonyms for off-kilter
Words Related to off-kilter
Phrases Synonymous with off-kilter
- out of plumb
- (or off plumb)
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The first known use of off-kilter was in 1929
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