What does akilter mean?
Akilter means crooked, out of alignment, askew.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
crooked, out of alignment, askew.
All of their gardens had been crushed by winter storms and their corn patches were defeated and all akilter.
He knew something was wrong by the smell of the house and the sounds and colours of uneasy light that told him the mood of things was all akilter.
Use akilter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Akilter means crooked, out of alignment, askew.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
All of their gardens had been crushed by winter storms and their corn patches were defeated and all akilter.
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