Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off the mark

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: of-f the -mark
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate.

prep_phrase

Making a start (generally in comparison to others).

Example Sentences

"His answers are consistently off the mark. None of them quite make sense."
"Whatever the outcome, Fleet Street's introspective pundits will say: "I told you so", and make dire predictions for the future, which are likely to be off the mark."
"Sarafov was the first off the mark, but the other divisions did not jump off until an hour later and achieved nothing."

Phrases

get off the mark on your marks out of the gate

Frequently Paired Words

get off the mark on your marks out of the gate near the mark

Synonyms

wide of the mark off base off-track off target

Antonyms

on the mark on the money on the dot bang on

Questions

What does off the mark mean?: Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate.

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