off-centre

Not quite centered

Off-centre means not quite in the middle, positioned to one side of where the centre would be: The picture hung slightly off-centre.

Figuratively, it describes something unconventional or slightly askew from the norm—an off-centre sense of humour, an off-centre perspective on life.

The spelling is British; Americans write off-center.

physical

askew

Tilted from true

skewed · slanted · offset · shifted · uneven · crooked · angled · awry · canted · oblique

unconventional

quirky

Idiosyncratically unusual

bohemian · nonconformist · maverick · oddball · avant-garde · unorthodox · alternative · left-field · original · individualist

unstable

wobbly

Tending to teeter

teetering · tottering · swaying · listing · faltering · toppling · lurching · staggering · careening · tippy

anomalous

aberrant

Departing from what's typical

outlier · anomalous · unexpected · unusual · divergent · exceptional · uncommon · odd · strange · peculiar

Opposites
spatial alignment

off-centrecentred

Positioned at middle

centered · central · aligned · dead centre · symmetrical

conventionality (figurative)

off-centreconventional

Following accepted practices

mainstream · orthodox · normal · traditional · conformist

Family

off, centre, center, central, centrally, centrality, centrist, centrism, centric

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G