kilter
Good working order
Kilter means proper condition or working order, but appears almost exclusively in the negative: something is out of kilter when it's off-balance, misaligned, or not functioning correctly.
The whole schedule was thrown out of kilter by the delay.
The positive in kilter exists but is rare.
balance
State of balance
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
evenness · synchronization · proportion · level · centered · steadiness · symmetry · equipoise
equilibrium
State of balance
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
adjustment · evenness · synchronization · proportion · level · centered · steadiness · symmetry · equipoise · homeostasis
- off kilterUnbalanced or crooked
- out of kilterNot in proper alignment
- tartan kiltPleated Scottish plaid skirt