kilter
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈkɪltər/
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- Her argument was out of kilter with the main topic of discussion during the meeting.
Again, it's just, it's just off kilter from reality.
- Again, it's just, it's just off kilter from reality.
- During these transitional periods, you will find yourself a bit off kilter or off balance.
- A storyteller is somebody that has a interesting, slightly off kilter view of the world.
- And obviously if it's too low then you will be out of kilter.
- Obviously the parents are a little off kilter wherever they are right now, you know, Mexico wherever.
- And I had friends that were noticing things that were a little off kilter.
- And every time we try to make it clearer, it gets off kilter.
- It didn't sound right, like it just it felt off kilter.
- So I just always felt a little bit behind and like I was off, off kilter a bit.
- He was, you know, there would be times where the communication would be off kilter.
- If Donald Trump gets too off kilter and starts lashing out too much, it's going to look bad.
- It's like absolutely everything off kilter.
- And once you see that, you can begin to see what happens when things get out of balance out of kilter.
Examples
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The financial services industry got way out of kilter with the rest of the economy.
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Why is the balance so easily knocked off kilter, falling toward greed?
Academic text (1998) -
When he was with her, he felt as if his world was out of kilter.
Fiction book (1991) -
Our political system is so far out of kilter, I don't recognize it anymore.
Blog text (13) -
And if we know that there are periods where that proper balance will be out of kilter, that's the role that regulation can play during those periods.
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For kids with an irreverent and off-kilter sense of humor, this book is a delight.
Blog text (20) -
In fact, such a statute would rebalance a system thrown off-kilter.
Academic text (2017) -
"And you’ve probably got the stove all out of kilter," she said by way of apology.
Fiction book (1994) -
After several years of use, the old machine was out of kilter and needed repairs to work correctly.
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When the clock stopped working, I realized the mechanism was out of kilter and required adjustment.
Synonyms
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3.1
Being steady and not likely to change
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4.3
In a steady, calm state and working smoothly
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Compounds
- Informal
A different, slightly strange way of doing something to get new ideas
How Functional
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kilter probably comes from an old regional word kelter that meant 'shape' or 'order'. So, to be 'in kilter' is to be in the right shape or order and working properly.